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Quantum potential

The emerging field of quantum information science is harnessing nature's strangest habits — and providing an academic haven for young physicists. Eric Hand reports.

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Hand, E. Quantum potential. Nature 462, 376–377 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7271-376a

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