Physicists scoop cool prize
Low-temperature physics is recognized by the 2002 Fritz London Memorial Prize
Hydrogen metal on the horizon
Evidence found for ‘black hydrogen’ and solid hydrogen metal at high pressures
Read article: A Fermi gas of atoms
A Fermi gas of atoms
Ultra-cold atoms reveal the striking differences between fermions and bosons
Cold atoms carry light pulses
Physicists transport and modify trapped light pulses for the first time
New look for Bose condensates
Quantum phase transitions are seen in an atomic gas for the first time
Collisions feel the cold
For many years atomic-collision experiments basically involved measuring the deflection of fast projectiles that had passed through gaseous targets, or measuring the amount of light given off by atoms...
Read article: Nobel Prize for Bose condensates
Nobel Prize for Bose condensates
Cornell, Ketterle and Wieman are rewarded for creating the fifth state of matter
Condensate control could lead to ‘atom circuits’
Chips that move clouds of atoms with magnetic fields could be used in quantum computers
Condensates create Josephson arrays
A network of superconducting junctions could give insights into diverse fields of science
Read article: Bose-Einstein condensation bursts out
Bose-Einstein condensation bursts out
An explosion in the 'fifth state of matter' gives insights into the quantum world
