like quantum tunneling

Why? Because it is a quantum phenomenon. It's quantum physics.

But what is the future of quantum levitation and quantum locking?

So, this is why we call this effect quantum levitation and quantum locking.

Comic books. Quantum physics video games.

The phenomenon you saw here for a brief moment is called quantum levitation and quantum locking.

Good, so far. Now, let's go quantum.

You see, it's quantum locking, not levitation.

Well, that's what quantum mechanics teaches us.

But quantum theory adds a whole new wrinkle.

The micro world of the quantum is understood.

...unless it's explained to you in quantum physics.

However, only recently, due to several technological advancements, we are now able to demonstrate to you quantum levitation and quantum locking.

But not here, because it is a quantum effect.

That only the m 0 quantum states are affected.

led to a revolutionary new physics theory called quantum mechanics.

And here we are! The Granddaddy of all Quantum weirdness!

And it turns out that they behave like quantum particles.

The energy of empty space brings to life quantum fluctuations.

But the quantum world is far more mysterious that they could've imagined.

And when we do quantum mechanics, we'll do that in more detail.

So we get quantum locking. And let me show you how this works.

So, this is quantum locking actually locking three dimensional locking of the superconductor.

Even quantum mechanics can give you an excuse for bad housework, for instance.

And you need to move past Fourier transfers and start considering quantum mechanics.

I have chosen to make silly jokes about quantum mechanics and the Copenhagen interpretation.

It involves light cones and quantum entanglement, and I don't really understand any of that.

And it was here that physicists stepped forever into the strange netherworld of quantum events.

So, we have quantum locking and we can levitate it on top of this magnet.

Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics.

Superconductivity is a quantum state of matter, and it occurs only below a certain critical temperature.

They're a lot of fun, whether it's shooting pianos out of cannons or doing quantum mechanics tunneling.

However, engineers tend to look at things a little bit more Newtonian, instead of this quantum approach.

Under extreme conditions, general relativity and quantum theory allow time to behave like another dimension of space.

The way that silicon behaves, the fact that you can build transistors, is a purely quantum phenomenon.