Wavefunctions are what make the microscopic world of quantum physics appear so different from the macroscopic world that people operate in.

ECONOMIST: Superconductors

Dr Cirac and Dr Romero-Isart therefore propose putting the virus inside a microscopic cavity and cooling it down to its state of lowest energy (ground state, in physics parlance) using a piece of apparatus known as a laser trap.

ECONOMIST: An old thought experiment may soon be realised

He and fellow Cornell researchers David Lee and Douglas Osheroff were awarded the Nobel for 1996 for their 1971 work on low-temperature physics involving the isotope helium-3, which has contributed to research ranging from the properties of microscopic matter to astrophysics.

WSJ: Cornell physicist and Nobel winner Richardson dies