
Ultra-Cold Chemistry: First Direct Observation of Exchange Process in Quantum Gas
Considerable progresses made
in controlling quantum gases
open up a new avenue to
study chemical processes. An
Austrian research team has
... > full story

Second 'Quantum Logic Clock' Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock
Physicists have built an
enhanced version of an
experimental atomic clock
based on a single aluminum
atom that is now the world's
... > full story

Sunny Record: Breakthrough for Hybrid Solar Cells
Scientists in Germany have
succeeded in developing a
method for treating the
surface of nanoparticles
which greatly improves the
efficiency of organic solar
... > full story

Quantum Computing Leap Forward: Altering a Lone Electron Without Disturbing Its Neighbors
A major hurdle in the
ambitious quest to design
and construct a radically
new kind of quantum computer
has been finding a way to
... > full story
- Ultra-Cold Chemistry: First Direct Observation of Exchange Process in Quantum Gas
- Second 'Quantum Logic Clock' Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock
- Sunny Record: Breakthrough for Hybrid Solar Cells
- Quantum Computing Leap Forward: Altering a Lone Electron Without Disturbing Its Neighbors
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Computers That Use Light Instead of Electricity? First Germanium Laser Created
February 5, 2010 Researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can emit wavelengths of light useful for optical communications. It's also the first germanium laser to operate at room ... > full story -
Nano Imagining Takes Turn for the Better: Photothermal Technique Provides New Way to Track Nanoparticles
February 5, 2010 Scientists researching how nanomaterials align have found a way to use gold nanorods as orientation sensors by combining their plasmonic properties with polarization imaging ... > full story -
Electrons on the Brink: Fractal Patterns May Be Key to Semiconductor Magnetism
February 5, 2010 Scientists have observed electrons in a semiconductor on the brink of the metal-insulator transition for the first time. Caught in the act, the electrons formed complex patterns resembling those seen ... > full story -
Quantum Mechanics at Work in Photosynthesis: Algae Familiar With These Processes for Nearly Two Billion Years
February 4, 2010 Chemists have made a major contribution to the emerging field of quantum biology, observing quantum mechanics at work in photosynthesis in marine ... > full story -
Applied Electric Field Can Significantly Improve Hydrogen Storage Properties
February 3, 2010 An international team of researchers has identified a new theoretical approach that may one day make the synthesis of hydrogen fuel storage materials less complicated and improve the thermodynamics ... > full story -
Key Milestone Reached on Road to Graphene-Based Electronic Devices
February 1, 2010 Researchers have produced 100mm diameter graphene wafers, a key milestone in the development of graphene for next generation high frequency electronic devices. Graphene is a 2-dimensional layer of ... > full story -
New Knowledge About the Deformation of Nanocrystals Offers New Tools for Nanotechnology
February 1, 2010 With new, advanced equipment, scientists have shown that materials to produce micro-and nanocomponents react very differently depending on whether crystals are large or small. This research creates ... > full story -
National Ignition Facility Achieves Unprecedented 1 Megajoule Laser Shot
February 1, 2010 Scientists at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have successfully delivered an historic level of laser energy -- more than 1 megajoule -- to a target in a few ... > full story -
Theoretical Model Clarifies the Low-Temperature Phase Behavior of Liquid Water
February 1, 2010 A theoretical study of the phase behavior of liquid water at temperatures close to -100ºC has shown that the four possible scenarios identified to date are in fact specific cases in a more ... > full story -
Plasma Experiments Aboard International Space Station Yielding Better Picture of Liquids and Solids
January 31, 2010 A series of experiments studying complex plasmas is taking place on board the international space station ISS. Physicists from Germany will use these experiments to study fundamental structure ... > full story
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