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First Bose-Einstein Condensate of Erbium: Quantum Condensate of the Thirteenth Kind
May 22, 2012 Scientists have created a condensate of the exotic element erbium. Ultracold quantum gases have exceptional properties and offer an ideal system to study basic physical phenomena. Erbuim is a very ... > full story -
Hall Effect at the Speed of Light: How Can You Demonstrate Relativistic Effects With Your Mobile Phone?
May 21, 2012 The relativistic Hall effect describing objects rotating at speeds comparable with the speed of light has now been ... > full story -
Good News for Nanomedicine: Quantum Dots Appear Safe in Pioneering Study on Primates
May 20, 2012 A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to ... > full story -
Quantum Computing: The Light at the End of the Tunnel May Be a Single Photon
May 18, 2012 Semiconductors are the foundation of modern computer technology. Now a photon's literal quantum leap may point the way to a semiconductor-based quantum ... > full story -
Chemists Merge Experimentation With Theory in Understanding of Water Molecule
May 18, 2012 Using newly developed imaging technology, chemists have confirmed years of theoretical assumptions about water molecules, the most abundant and one of the most frequently studied substances on ... > full story -
Diamond Used to Produce Graphene Quantum Dots and Nano-Ribbons of Controlled Structure
May 17, 2012 Researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and ... > full story -
Quantum Physicists Show a Small Amount of Randomness Can Be Amplified Without Limit
May 16, 2012 Once again quantum physics gives us philosophical implications: physicists have shown how a small amount of randomness can be amplified without ... > full story -
Watching the 'Birth' of an Electron: Ionization Viewed With 10 Attosecond Resolution
May 15, 2012 A strong laser beam can remove an electron from an atom – a process which takes place almost instantly. This phenomenon could now be studied with a time resolution of less than ten attoseconds ... > full story -
You Can't Play Nano-Billiards on a Bumpy Table
May 14, 2012 There's nothing worse than a shonky pool table with an unseen groove or bump that sends your shot off course: a new study has found that the same goes at the nano-scale, where the "billiard balls" ... > full story -
Significant Water Anomaly Explained
May 9, 2012 Physicists have just explained a puzzling water anomaly -- a deviation from the common form -- of water ice that has been largely neglected and never before ... > full story
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