2026-01-20 テキサスA&M大学
Dwarf stars in a glittering sky, as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, which uses quantum‑based detectors, allowing scientists to see deeper into space and time than ever before.Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, V. Almendros-Abad, M. Guarcello, K. Monsch, and the EWOCS team
＜関連情報＞
- https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/01/20/it-started-with-a-cat-how-100-years-of-quantum-weirdness-powers-todays-tech/
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady6092
量子力学の100年 量子力学は、検証中の理論から新しい技術の基礎へと進化した One hundred years of quantum mechanics Quantum mechanics has gone from a theory in test to becoming the foundation of new technologies
Marlan O. Scully and William G. Unruh
Science Published:4 Dec 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady6092
Abstract
Radical ideas often drive scientific progress. That was the fate of Erwin Schrödinger’s 1926 paper on wave mechanics, which is a centerpiece of today’s quantum theory (1). Over the past hundred years, quantum mechanics has evolved from a theoretical basis for understanding interactions between particles and fields (2) to an essential element for advancing technologies (see the figure) (3). Philosophical problems such as Schrödinger’s cat (until observed, an entity can exist in a superposition of multiple states) developed into the field of quantum informatics. Gravitational wave detection, which provides a new probe of cosmic events, is empowered by quantum optics. Concepts in quantum physics that were once purely theoretical are now observed: The Higgs boson—a fundamental field responsible for mass—has been seen; quantum materials such as graphene are produced; attosecond (10–18 s) laser pulses are generated; and quantum turbulence may explain the 200-year-old problem of classical turbulence.
