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Quantum squeezing in a nonlinear mechanical oscillator

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Nature Physics, Published online: 21 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02545-6

Mechanical modes promise applications in continuous-variable quantum information processing, but only if the final two elements—squeezing and nonlinearity—are achieved. Experiments with an oscillator coupled to a transmon qubit now achieve this.