"Quantum Information Scrambling: Black Hole Effects in Chemical Reactions"

Researchers have discovered that basic chemistry can scramble quantum information with surprising speed and efficiency, similar to the effects of black holes. Using a mathematical tool developed decades ago, the team found that quantum states of reacting particles become scrambled, especially in confined groups at low temperatures, on a subpicosecond time scale. This discovery could potentially lead to the fine-tuning of materials to control tunneling for innovative applications in fields such as electron conduction in quantum materials.