: skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , January 10, 2013 Zeilinger Polls Quantum Physicists on Nature of Reality In the 1920's , a group of physicists were at the center of a hot debate surrounding the nature of the quantum world Over 90 years later , these debates . continue At a recent conference on Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality the quantum physicist , Anton Zeilinger see interview with Discover Mag . nbsp here polled the 33 attendees all quantum physicists , philosophers , and mathematicians on 16 questions that are central to understanding the nature of the quantum . world Data from A Snapshot of Foundational Attitudes Toward Quantum Mechanics http : arxiv.org abs 1301.1069 Most of us use applications of the quantum world every day . Lasers in barcode scanners or laser
On the hunt for physics beyond the Standard Model, scientists recently searched BaBar data for evidence of invisible particles.
Scientists analyzing data from the BaBar experiment, which operated at SLAC between 1999 and 2008, recently published the results of a search for signs of invisible particles: exotic bits of matter that interact so weakly with ordinary stuff they left no mark in the BaBar detector. In the process the researchers established much better limits on possible physics not contained within the Standard Model, which is currently the best explanation for the behavior of matter and the fundamental forces that shape it.