In quantum physics, does reality exist?

At the quantum level, reality does not exist if you are not looking at it," lead researcher and physicist Andrew Truscott said in a press release. Known as John Wheeler's delayed-choice thought experiment, the experiment was first proposed back in 1978 using light beams bounced by mirrors, but back then, the technology needed was pretty much impossible. read more

At the quantum level, reality does not exist if you are not looking at it, said Associate Professor Andrew Truscott. The caveat is important! In some sense, this discovery is nothing new, as George Berkeley (namesake of University of California at Berkeley) said that reality consists of our perceptions, back in 1710. read more

At the quantum level, reality does not exist if you are not looking at it.” Even though the findings of the experiment add to the perceived weirdness of quantum theory, the results also validate it. read more