In quantum physics, there's an elusive ingredient — 'magic'. It comes in local and nonlocal varieties. Local can be erased, but nonlocal is like a secret sauce permeating the whole dish. Scientists have for the first time captured this nonlocal magic in a superconducting chip. Now it can be used to precisely verify future quantum computers — and perhaps to unravel the secrets of black holes.
🎯 Curiously, the formulas for nonlocal magic turned out to be the key to decoding black hole radiation — so distant objects help build computers on Earth.
🎬 Extracting information from a black hole is reminiscent of 'Interstellar', where data from the singularity helped solve gravity.