Physicists observe gravitational effect on a falling quantum object for the first time

The short version

• An international team observed a long-predicted gravitational effect in a falling quantum object for the first time.[ScienceDaily]
• The experiment utilized ultracold rubidium atoms cooled close to absolute zero and was published in Science Advances.[ScienceDaily]
• The findings do not provide a unified theory of quantum mechanics and gravity, nor do they prove gravity is quantum.[ScienceDaily]

Key facts

• Researchers directly observed a gravitational effect in a falling quantum object for the first time.[ScienceDaily]
• The research was published on September 2 in Science Advances.[ScienceDaily]
• The experiment used rubidium atoms cooled to temperatures just above absolute zero.[ScienceDaily]

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