Deep dive on spooky quantum entanglement experiment

Friday 10 April 2026 10am

Join Dr Sean Hodgman on a deep dive into his group's recent work on entanglement of helium atoms' momentum.

The video on this research has attracted thousands of comments, so we sat Sean down and went through the questions. 

He talks about what exactly the team measured, why it's so new, and takes us on a deep dive into exactly how the experiment worked. 

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Dr Sean Hodgman
E: sean.hodgman@anu.edu.au
T: (02)61254537

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