Read article: New experiment uses levitated magnets to search for dark matter Dark matter and energy Research update New experiment uses levitated magnets to search for dark matter Although it hasn’t detected dark matter yet, its developers say it offers an alternative path that is worth exploring
Read article: Physicists take ‘snapshots’ of quantum gases in continuous space Ultracold matter Research update Physicists take ‘snapshots’ of quantum gases in continuous space Innovative imaging technique reveals real space correlations between atoms in quantum systems
Read article: Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time Condensed matter Research update Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time Further research could shed light on neutron-star glitches
Read article: Positronium gas is laser-cooled to one degree above absolute zero Ultracold matter Research update Positronium gas is laser-cooled to one degree above absolute zero New cooling technique could help reveal physics beyond the Standard Model
Read article: Bilayer of ultracold atoms has just a 50 nm gap Ultracold matter Research update Bilayer of ultracold atoms has just a 50 nm gap System could be used to simulate superconducting bilayer graphene
Read article: Individual polyatomic molecules are trapped in optical-tweezer arrays Ultracold matter Research update Individual polyatomic molecules are trapped in optical-tweezer arrays Molecules cooled to their quantum ground state
Read article: Space-borne atoms herald new tests of Einstein’s equivalence principle Ultracold matter Research update Space-borne atoms herald new tests of Einstein’s equivalence principle Measuring the free-fall rate of different type of atoms in space could unveil hidden mechanisms of gravity
Read article: Ultracold four-atom molecules are bound by electric dipole moments Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold four-atom molecules are bound by electric dipole moments New technique could shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
Read article: Physicists take the temperature of second sound Ultracold matter Research update Physicists take the temperature of second sound Results could have applications for studies of high-temperature superconductors and neutron stars
Read article: Physicists observe false vacuum decay in a ferromagnetic superfluid Ultracold matter Research update Physicists observe false vacuum decay in a ferromagnetic superfluid First experimental evidence of true vacuum “bubbles” could have implications for cosmology as well as condensed-matter physics