"Room-Temperature Milestone: Controlling Quantum Phenomena and Achieving Heisenberg Microscope"

Researchers at EPFL have achieved a breakthrough in quantum mechanics by controlling quantum phenomena at room temperature, using an innovative experimental setup that combines quantum physics and mechanical engineering. By creating an ultra-low noise optomechanical system with specialized cavity mirrors and a large mechanical oscillator, they were able to minimize thermal noise and demonstrate optical squeezing, a quantum phenomenon, at room temperature. This achievement opens up new possibilities for quantum technology applications and the study of macroscopic quantum systems.