Daily briefing: What does quantum mechanics mean anyway?

A Nature survey reveals that physicists disagree on even the basics of what quantum mechanics means in reality. Plus, sugars on a cell’s surface mapped at unprecedented resolution and the world’s wildest biology conference.

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Nature
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2025-07-30
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https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02444-7
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History and advancements in chemistry
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Daily briefing: What does quantum mechanics mean anyway?

J. L. Smith
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History and advancements in chemistry
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Daily briefing: What does quantum mechanics mean anyway?

J. L. Smith
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A Nature survey reveals that physicists disagree on even the basics of what quantum mechanics means in reality. Plus, sugars on a cell’s surface mapped at unprecedented resolution and the world’s wildest biology conference.

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