Swimmer made of quantum light breaks Newton’s third law
According to Newton’s third law, all actions are paired with reciprocal reactions. But breaking this principle allowed an artificial swimmer to move upstream in a quantum stream of light
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Published4 h ago (Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT)
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AuthorKarmela Padavic-Callaghan