In the weird world of quantum mechanics, the very act of observing changes what is being observed. But not, Philip Ball finds, in quite the way physicists have come to expect.
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Kofman, A.G. & Kurizki, G. Acceleration of quantum decay processes by frequent observations. Nature 405, 546 - 550 2000.
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Ball, P. When watching boils the pot. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000601-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000601-9