Trapped ions are versatile platforms for quantum computing and ultra-precise time measurement. New results now show that combining these capabilities can reveal a deeper layer of physical reality: quantum superpositions of the passage of time. Credit: Igor Pikovsky.

Trapped ions are versatile platforms for quantum computing and ultra-precise time measurement. New results now show that combining these capabilities can reveal a deeper layer of physical reality: quantum superpositions of the passage of time. Credit: Igor Pikovsky.

Trapped ions are versatile platforms for quantum computing and ultra-precise time measurement. New results now show that combining these capabilities can reveal a deeper layer of physical reality: quantum superpositions of the passage of time. Credit: Igor Pikovsky.