SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 21, 2026Interesting Engineering

Metal nanoparticles behave like waves in high-stakes quantum experiment

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Scientists showed that metallic nanoparticles with thousands of sodium atoms behave like quantum waves, existing in multiple locations simultaneously despite being 170,000 times heavier than single atoms.

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