SHANGHAI, Aug. 28, 2019 — Although quantum phenomena are being explored for applications in computing, encryption, and sensing, the physics behind quantum phenomena is not yet fully understood. New work by a research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), to be presented at the Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science conference in September, could help improve techniques for probing quantum mechanics. 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