An electronic quantum eraser

Abstract

Creating and erasing quantum knowledge Particles in the quantum world can also assume wavelike properties. Researchers often use photons to illustrate this particle/wave duality, but electrons interact with each other, which might make them a better choice. Weisz et al. used electrons to create a “quantum eraser” (see the Perspective by Feldman). By taking advantage of the electrons' interaction, the researchers first acquired information about the electrons' path—a process that destroys their wavelike properties. Next, they deliberately erased this information in order to recover the electrons' wave nature. Science , this issue p. 1363 ; see also p. 1344