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Something new: Quantum radar!

Something new: Quantum radar!

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http://phys.org/news/2015-02-big-future-quantum-radar.html

Might be useful for more than radar, like making MRI's much more sensitive.
Of course they have to get a working system up and running first.


Originally posted by sonhouse
Of course they have to get a working system up and running first.
Oh, we can't skip that part?


So you can know where the target is or how fast it's going, but not at the same time?

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Originally posted by DeepThought
So you can know where the target is or how fast it's going, but not at the same time?
Yep, either orπŸ™‚

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Originally posted by sonhouse
Yep, either or πŸ™‚
I have always wanted to know whether Schrödinger's cat is dead or alive.
Can we scan this cat with this quantum radar to find out? Can it work as a catscan too?


Originally posted by Soothfast
Oh, we can't skip that part?
Of course not - it's phyzzog, we're going straight for the headlines!