Violation of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

mbone writes "A very interesting paper (PDF) has just hit the streets (or, at least, Physics Review Letters) about the Heisenberg uncertainty relationship as it was originally formulated about measurements. The researchers find that they can exceed the uncertainty limit in measurements (although the uncertainty limit in quantum states is still followed, so the foundations of quantum mechanics still appear to be sound.) This is really an attack on quantum entanglement (the correlations imposed between two related particles), and so may have immediate applications in cracking quantum cryptography systems. It may also be easier to read quantum communications without being detected than people originally thought."

Insert Breaking Bad Joke Here

[Anonymous Coward]

Let's just get all the Walter White jokes out of the way...

I have the fix

[Anonymous Coward]

I learned about it on the factual science TV show (currently honored on Google.com), Star Trek. They need a Heisenberg compensator.

Here we go again

[cvtan]

"Microsoft issues yet another patch to its quantum communications system to prevent hackers from eavesdropping on encrypted signals. The updates will be issued on Tuesday, but they might not be..."

Walter White

[XPeter]

He's not only a fantastic meth cook, but a stellar physicist as well

Like I even tried to resist...

[hyades1]

"...so the foundations of quantum mechanics still appear to be sound..."

Are they sure about that? I think they fe-line to us.

So this means

[microcars]

that Walt Jr. can have BOTH pancakes AND cereal for breakfast?

Re:Magic

[rossdee]

Back in the day we didn't have Quantum Computers, but we did have Quantum hard drives. You were never certain when they were going to fail

Uncertainty

[Nkwe]

So the paper says we are not sure about the uncertainty principle?

Re:I have the fix

[Bradmont]

No, they need to *uncouple* the heisenberg compensator. *Everybody* knows that.

Re:Maybe yes, maybe no

[Shark]

I'm waiting for the undead cat.

Re:Magic

[HungWeiLo]

I have a lemon 20MB Quantum hard drive in an ancient box. It's a lemon because it still reads and writes!

Re:Magic

[ClickOnThis]

I have a lemon 20MB Quantum hard drive in an ancient box. It's a lemon because it still reads and writes!

You won't know whether it still works unless you open the box.

Wait...