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Exploring quantum electron highways with laser light
Topological insulators, or TIs, have two faces: Electrons flow freely along their surface edges, like cars on a superhighway, but can’t...
Aug 22, 20224 min read


A Molecule of Light and Matter
Using light, atoms can be made to attract each other. A team from Vienna and Innsbruck was able to measure this binding state of light...
Aug 9, 20223 min read


NIST researchers develop miniature lens for trapping atoms
Atoms are notoriously difficult to control. They zigzag like fireflies, tunnel out of the strongest containers and jitter even at...
Aug 2, 20223 min read


A nanokelvin microwave freezer for molecules
Researchers at MPQ have developed a novel cooling technique for molecular gases. It makes it possible to cool polar molecules down to a...
Aug 1, 20224 min read


Applying quantum speed limits to macroscopic systems
An expression for the maximum speed at which changes in macroscopic systems can occur has been derived by a theoretical physicist at...
Jul 29, 20222 min read


Scientists capture first-ever view of a hidden quantum phase in a 2D crystal
The development of high-speed strobe-flash photography in the 1960s by the late MIT professor Harold “Doc” Edgerton allowed us to...
Jul 25, 20223 min read
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