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Quantum entanglement demonstrated in macroscopic objects

By David Pescovitz at 12:24 pm Friday, Dec 2

A pair of diamond crystals, large enough to be seen by the naked eye, have been linked together by quantum entanglement. The diamonds are entangled such that manipulating one affects the other, even though they are physically separated. In this case, the crystals were 3 millimeters wide and 15 centimeters apart. (One of the diamond wafers is pictured below.) Indeed, Einstein called this phenomenon “spooky action at a distance,” and scientists still don’t understand how it’s possible. The University of Oxford physicists published their work today in the journal Science. From Nature:

A vibration in the crystals could not be meaningfully assigned to one or other of them: both crystals were simultaneously vibrating and not vibrating.

Quantum entanglement — interdependence of quantum states between particles not in physical contact — has been well established between quantum particles such as atoms at ultra-cold temperatures. But like most quantum effects, it doesn’t tend to survive either at room temperature or in objects large enough to see with the naked eye.

A team led by Ian Walmsley, a physicist at the University of Oxford, UK, found a way to overcome both those limitations, demonstrating that the weird consequences of quantum theory apply at large scales as well as at very small ones.

“Entangled diamonds vibrate together“

T Hallenbeck – Hymn to the Mothman

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:49:17 +0000

T Hallenbeck – Hymn to the Mothman.

From: RigorousIntuition | Sep 27, 2011

T Hallenbeck’s “Hymn to the Mothman,” from his album Secret Society

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Video is the public domain “Journey Through a Day” from 1967 (the height of the Mothman sightings around Point Pleasant).

Visitors to Chinese Blind Rights Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Disappear

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:42:44 +0000

Visitors to Chinese Blind Rights Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Disappear

A group of Internet activists decided to visit the blind rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng on October 5th. But, none of them made it to their destination. At least nine were scattered, stopped or taken by Chinese officials.Henan-based Internet activist Li Shasha first came up with the idea. Buddhist nun Miao Jue also joined them, but police took her away from her hotel room at 1:00 a.m.

Another activist, Zhu Wenli, was presumably captured. His last call was to Li Shasha, stating, “I am in danger.”

Microblog posts indicate some activists had gunshots fired in their directions, and others were chased. All nine individuals are currently unreachable by mobile phone.

Another rights lawyer, Jian Tianyong, explains Chen’s current situation.

[Jiang Tianyong, Rights Lawyer]:
“No one has received any news about him. What everyone knows is that now he should have been free, but he is completely deprived of freedom by local authorities. They put him under house arrest. And for anyone who goes to see him, their personal safety cannot be guaranteed.”

Chen Guangcheng is a self-taught lawyer known for exposing abuses such as forced abortions as well as harassment committed by local authorities. He has been under house arrest for the past year, despite just finishing a four year jail sentence in September 2010. He was charged on trumped-up charges of (quote) “damaging property and organizing a mob to disturb traffic.” The officials who watch over Chen and his wife have been reported of beating the couple from time to time.

This October 5th attempt to visit Chen is not the first act of trying to help the blind lawyer, who has gathered much sympathy and attention among netizens in China and human rights activists abroad.