Transport properties Research update Condensate control could lead to ‘atom circuits’ Chips that move clouds of atoms with magnetic fields could be used in quantum computers
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Quantum optics Research update Quantum entanglement gets a laser-like lift Entangled photons are amplified for the first time
Quantum optics Research update Single atoms on demand A method of dispensing atoms one at a time could pave the way for quantum computers
Superconductivity Research update The magnetic mysteries of atom clusters Small groups of atoms can add unusual magnetic effects to their peculiar thermal properties
Structure and dynamics Research update Single charge raises the current standard The ability to control a single positive charge could improve our definition of the amp
Telescopes and space missions Research update Grand challenges for physics in the US Experts identify the most pressing problems in physics today
Quantum optics Research update Leonard Mandel and Ugo Fano die The physics community loses two luminaries in as many weeks
Quantum optics Research update Playing stop and go with light Light brought to a halt in ultracold gas could be used in quantum computation
Quantum optics Research update Joseph Weber 1919 – 2000 In the late 1950s, Weber became intrigued by the relationship between gravitational theory and laboratory experiments. His book, General Relativity and Gravitational Radiation, was published in 1961, ...