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Quantum Secrets of Plants and Birds ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Quantum Biology, Quantum Simulation and Quantum Coherent Devices"
arXiv:2511.14363 · 2025-11-18 · CC BY · ⏱ 1 min · Quantum Physics Materials Biological Physics
Plants transfer energy with almost no loss, and birds see the magnetic field — all thanks to quantum effects.
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A leaf operates like an ideal power plant: quantum coherence helps it transmit light energy with almost no losses. Some birds use a quantum compass to sense the Earth's magnetic field. Scientists are already copying these tricks for new solar panels and hypersensitive sensors.

🎯 In an experiment with green bacteria, the energy reached the target in 50 femtoseconds — that's a hundred thousand times faster than the time it takes light to cross a human hair.

🎬 Reminiscent of living quantum processors from sci-fi worlds — only created by millions of years of evolution.

Scientists
Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterJames Clerk Maxwell
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spectroscopy carbon Sun
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Doppler effectMaxwell's equationsPlanck's lawPlanck–Einstein relationWien's displacement lawStefan–Boltzmann law
Original: arXiv:2511.14363 · CC BY · bridge42worlds