Quantum spookiness has been confirmed by first loophole-free experiment -
Physicists have confirmed that distant particles really can influence each other and act in strange ways that can't be explained by common sense or, for the most part, the laws of physics.
This bizarre behaviour is what's known as quantum 'spookiness', and despite plenty of experiments showing that it exists, this is the first time it's been demonstrated with a loophole-free test, proving that Albert Einstein was wrong about quantum mechanics.
http://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-...ree-experiment
It’s a bad day both for Albert Einstein and for hackers. The most rigorous test of quantum theory ever carried out has confirmed that the ‘spooky action at a distance’ that the German physicist famously hated — in which manipulating one object instantaneously seems to affect another, far away one — is an inherent part of the quantum world.
The experiment, performed in the Netherlands, could be the final nail in the coffin for models of the atomic world that are more intuitive than standard quantum mechanics, say some physicists. It could also enable quantum engineers to develop a new suite of ultrasecure cryptographic devices.
“From a fundamental point of view, this is truly history-making,” says Nicolas Gisin, a quantum physicist at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.
http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-s...st-yet-1.18255
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