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Can a photon be separated from its polarization; or an electron from its magnetic moment? Recent work suggests that in certain contexts, this might not be as impossible as it sounds.

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Figure 1: The quantum Cheshire cat: polarization could be effectively isolated from the photons carrying it.

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  1. Jean-Daniel Bancal is at the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, 117543 Singapore,

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