Quantum Coherence Survives in Ultracold Chemical Reaction

In the realm of the infinitesimal, where particles dance to the tune of quantum mechanics, a team of Harvard scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery. For the first time, they have demonstrated the survival of quantum coherence—the ability of particles to maintain phase relationships and exist in multiple states simultaneously—in a chemical reaction involving ultracold molecules. This finding, published in Science, opens the door to harnessing chemical reactions for future applications in quantum information science.