One of the most often quoted, yet least understood, tenets of physics is the uncertainty principle. Formulated by German physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927, the rule states that the more precisely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have captured and controlled quantum uncertainty in real time using ultrafast squeezed light pulses (CREDIT: Light ...

What is the meaning of Heisenberg’s analogy? (Courtesy: German Federal Archives) A row has broken out among physicists over an analogy used by Werner Heisenberg in 1927 to make sense of his famous ...

Uncertainty affects the accuracy with which measurements can be made in quantum physics. To reduce this uncertainty, physicists have learned to "squeeze" certain measurements. Researchers are now ...

Today, we can measure the position of an object with unprecedented accuracy, but the uncertainty principle places fundamental limits on our ability to measure. Noise that results from of the quantum ...

In a stunning leap for quantum optics, scientists have generated ultrafast light pulses whose quantum uncertainty can be directly controlled and observed in real time. The achievement pushes the ...