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Forbidden Atomic Transitions: Controlling Matter 1,000 Times More Precisely Using High-Resolution Spectroscopy
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible. Physicists have demonstrated ... full story -
Important Step Towards Quantum Computing: Metals at Atomic Scale
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists report that they could observe experimentally the current flow along channels at the crystal surfaces of topological insulators. The channels are less than one nanometer wide and extend ... full story -
Scientists Trick the Light Fantastic
Mar. 2, 2015 — What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and more sustainable through less heat and ... full story -
First Ever Photograph of Light as a Particle and a Wave
Mar. 2, 2015 — Light behaves both as a particle and as a wave. Since the days of Einstein, scientists have been trying to directly observe both of these aspects of light at the same time. Now, scientists have ... full story -
Supersonic Electrons Could Produce Future Solar Fuel
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting ... full story -
Quantum Radar to Detect Objects Which Are Invisible to Conventional Systems
Feb. 27, 2015 — A prototype quantum radar that has the potential to detect objects which are invisible to conventional systems has now been ... full story -
Top-Precision Optical Atomic Clock Starts Ticking
Feb. 26, 2015 — A state-of-the-art optical atomic clock is now 'ticking away.' As the first of its kind in Poland and one of just a handful of clocks of this caliber in the world, the new clock will keep ... full story -
New Research Predicts When, How Materials Will Act
Feb. 26, 2015 — A material might melt or snap in half. And for engineers, knowing when and why that might happen is crucial information. Now, a researcher has laid out an overarching theory that explains why certain ... full story -
Freeze! Watching Alloys Change from Liquid to Solid Could Lead to Better Metals
Feb. 26, 2015 — If you put a camera in the ice machine and watched water turn into ice, the process would look simple. But the mechanism behind liquids turning to solids is actually quite complex, and understanding ... full story -
Clusters of Aluminum Metal Atoms Become Superconductive at Surprisingly High Temperatures
Feb. 25, 2015 — Clusters of atoms known as 'superatoms' represent an entirely new family of superconductors -- one that appears to work at temperatures well above standard ... full story -
Physicists Offer a Solution to the Puzzle of the Origin of Matter in the Universe
Feb. 25, 2015 — Most of the laws of nature treat particles and antiparticles equally, but stars and planets are made of particles, or matter, and not antiparticles, or antimatter. That asymmetry, which favors matter ... full story -
Bending a Highly Energetic Electron Beam With Crystal
Feb. 25, 2015 — Scientists have demonstrated that a bent silicon crystal can bend the paths of focused, very energetic electron beams much more than magnets used today. The method could be of interest for particle ... full story -
Magnetic Nanoparticles Enhance Performance of Solar Cells
Feb. 25, 2015 — Magnetic nanoparticles can increase the performance of solar cells made from polymers -- provided the mix is right. Adding about one per cent of such nanoparticles by weight makes the solar cells ... full story -
Spin Laser: Rapid Data Transfer Thanks to Quantum Physics
Feb. 25, 2015 — Engineers have developed a new concept for accelerating data transfer in server farms. To this end, the team has applied a quantum-mechanical variable, i.e. the spin. Researchers are optimizing the ... full story -
Ultra-Thin Nanowires Can Trap Electron 'Twisters' That Disrupt Superconductors
Feb. 24, 2015 — Superconductor materials are prized for their ability to carry an electric current without resistance, a valuable trait crippled or lost when electrons swirl into tiny tornado-like formations called ... full story -
Optical Nanoantennas Set the Stage for a NEMS Lab-on-a-Chip Revolution
Feb. 24, 2015 — Newly developed tiny antennas, likened to spotlights on the nanoscale, offer the potential to measure food safety, identify pollutants in the air and even quickly diagnose and treat cancer, according ... full story -
Simulating Superconducting Materials With Ultracold Atoms
Feb. 23, 2015 — Physicists have used ultracold lithium atoms to create a state of matter that may help solve some of the mysteries of high-temperature ... full story -
Stretch and Relax: Losing One Electron Switches Magnetism on in Dichromium
Feb. 23, 2015 — Scientists have provided the first direct experimental insight into the secret quantum life of dichromium. Whereas in its normal state the 12 valence electrons form a strong multiple bond between the ... full story -
Frequency Combs in Molecular Fingerprint Region
Feb. 23, 2015 — Silicon nanowire optical waveguides dramatically broaden mid-infrared frequency comb spectra, scientists report. Frequency combs are commercially available in the visible and near-infrared spectral ... full story -
Quantum Many-Body Systems on the Way Back to Equilibrium
Feb. 23, 2015 — Advances in experimental and theoretical physics enable a deeper understanding of the dynamics and properties of quantum many-body ... full story
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale
- Scientists trick the light fantastic
- First ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave
- Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
- Top-precision optical atomic clock starts ticking
- New research predicts when, how materials will act
- Freeze! Watching alloys change from liquid to solid could lead to better metals
- Clusters of aluminum metal atoms become superconductive at surprisingly high temperatures
- Physicists offer a solution to the puzzle of the origin of matter in the universe
- Bending a highly energetic electron beam with crystal
- Magnetic nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
- Spin laser: Rapid data transfer thanks to quantum physics
- Ultra-thin nanowires can trap electron 'twisters' that disrupt superconductors
- Optical nanoantennas set the stage for a NEMS lab-on-a-chip revolution
- Simulating superconducting materials with ultracold atoms
- Stretch and relax: Losing one electron switches magnetism on in dichromium
- Frequency combs in molecular fingerprint region
- Quantum many-body systems on the way back to equilibrium
- New technique for making graphene competitor, molybdenum disulfide
- Direct observation of bond formations
- Higgs mode in superconducting materials: Tabletop technique for examining physics' most celebrated missing link
- Shape-shifting nanorod ensembles release heat differently
- Searching for signs of a force from the 'dark side' in particle collisions
- Cheap solar cells made from shrimp shells
- Getting a grip on exotic atomic nuclei
- Gear technology helps lower cost of wave energy farming
- Igniting the air for atmospheric research
- Building a more versatile frequency comb: Newly developed frequency combs can operate at higher power
- Insight into inner magnetic layers
- Novel solid-state nanomaterial platform enables terahertz photonics
- Interaction between light and sound in nanoscale waveguide
- Controlling car pollution at the quantum level
- Half spheres for molecular circuits
- How iron feels the heat
- Distortions glimpsed in atomic structure of materials
- Seeing through sparklers: What happens to heat-treated diamonds
- Gold nanotubes launch a three-pronged attack on cancer cells
- Exotic states materialize with supercomputers
- Explaining 30-year-old 'hidden order' physics mystery
- Weird 'strings' attached to future high temperature superconductivity
- Bacterial armor holds clues for self-assembling nanostructures
- Novel high-power microwave generator
- Wanted: The faces of the chemical crowd
- CERN experiment brings precision to a cornerstone of particle physics
- Scientists take first X-ray portraits of living bacteria
- Smashing polarized protons to uncover spin and other secrets
- New design tool for metamaterials
- On quantum scales, there are many second laws of thermodynamics
- A centimeter of time: Cool clocks pave the way to new measurements of Earth
- In the quantum world, the future affects the past: Hindsight and foresight together more accurately 'predict' a quantum system’s state
- Nanovectors combine cancer imaging and therapy
- Physicists working to understand how and why matter came about
- How oxygen is like kryptonite to titanium
- Cesium atoms shaken, not stirred, to create elusive excitation in superfluid
- The power of light-matter coupling
- One-atom-thin silicon transistors hold promise for super-fast computing
- Rediscovering spontaneous light emission
- Physicists observe motion of skyrmions
- Josephson junctions generated in atomic-layered superconductors
- Five ways to put tiny targets in front of an x-ray laser
- Computer chips: Engineers use disorder to control light on the nanoscale
- Winding borders may enhance graphene
- Graphene displays clear prospects for flexible electronics
- Microscopic monitoring may yield big advances in production of consumer products, pharmaceuticals
- Evidence mounts for quantum criticality theory
- New method allows for greater variation in band gap tunability
- Crystal light: New family of light-converting materials points to cheaper, more efficient solar power and LEDs
- Generating Mobius strips of light
- Nanomedicines of the future will build on quantum chemistry
- Could a new proposed particle help to detect Dark Matter?
- Spiky 'hedgehog particles' for safer paints, fewer VOC emissions
- Demystifying nanocrystal solar cells
- Researchers use sound to slow down, speed up, and block light
- Nanoscale mirrored cavities amplify, connect quantum memories
- Researchers tune friction in ionic solids at the nanoscale
- New pathway to valleytronics: Femtosecond laser used to manipulate valley excitons
- The laser pulse that gets shorter all by itself
- Researchers make magnetic graphene
- Visualizing interacting electrons in a molecule
- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
- Infrared imaging technique operates at high temperatures
- Cherenkov emissions provide investigators real-time tool for quality assurance in radiation therapy
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Wild west physics: Bridging the gap between the study of 'outer space' and 'inner space'
- Is glass a true solid? New research suggests it is
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- New method to generate arbitrary optical pulses
- Nano-beaker offers insight into the condensation of atoms
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