Quantum entanglement is like having two magic balls that are connected by a magical string. No matter how far apart you move them when you do something to one ball, the other ball feels it too, and they react as if they’re connected by a secret, invisible force. It’s like having a really creepy twin who always knows what you’re up to, even when they’re on the other side of the planet. Except in this case, the twin is a tiny particle, and the secret force is the weird and wacky world of quantum mechanics.
Quantum entanglement has now helped scientists in the extraordinary achievement of pulling energy out from a vacuum.
An incredible achievement
Physicists claim to have teleported energy from one location to another using quantum technology, effectively creating negative energy. Quanta brings details.
The process builds on previous research by a theoretical physicist who found a way to produce negative energy inside a quantum vacuum by borrowing it from somewhere else using the idea of quantum entanglement. While the extraction of energy from a vacuum has been a controversial topic, the researchers used IBM’s quantum computing platform to verify that they were able to drop a quantum vacuum below its lowest energy state using a new method.
In science, a vacuum is a space that is empty of matter, including air molecules and other particles. It is a region of space that has a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. A vacuum can be created by removing all air and other gases from a container, or by creating a region of space that is far away from any matter, such as in outer space. In a vacuum, there is no air resistance, sound cannot travel, and light behaves differently than in air or other materials. The concept of a vacuum is important in many areas of science and technology, including physics, chemistry, and engineering.
