First observation of quantum spins shifting a centimeter-scale object in the lab

Modern technological breakthroughs like lasers, MRI scanners, semiconductors and quantum computers rest on the study of quantum mechanics. However, the field has predominantly focused on (sub)atomic phenomena far removed from our human senses.

Phys.org has reported:

Researchers have observed quantum spins shifting a centimetre-scale object in a laboratory, in what Phys.org describes as a first observation. The source gives no date or location for the experiment, and does not identify the researchers or explain how the shift occurred.

The report notes that research into quantum mechanics underpins technologies including lasers, MRI scanners, semiconductors and quantum computers. It says the field has mainly examined phenomena at subatomic scales, beyond human senses.