Ultracold matter News Steven Chu steps down as US energy secretary Nobel laureate plans a return to "academic life" Read article: Steven Chu steps down as US energy secretary
Ultracold matter Research update Physicists create SQUID-like Bose–Einstein condensate Ultracold atoms could measure rotation Read article: Physicists create SQUID-like Bose–Einstein condensate
Ultracold matter News What’s in store for 2013? Celebrate the turn of the year with our predictions of the key physics events of the next 12 months Read article: What’s in store for 2013?
Ultracold matter Research update Virtual phonons get real Dynamical Casimir effect spotted in ultracold gas Read article: Virtual phonons get real
Ultracold matter Research update Spin friction seen for a single atom Magnitude of effect is "surprisingly large" Read article: Spin friction seen for a single atom
Ultracold matter Research update Atoms interfere one at a time Single-atom matter–wave experiment is a first, say physicists Read article: Atoms interfere one at a time
Ultracold matter Research update Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids Nanodiamonds controlled using optical tweezers Read article: Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids
Ultrafast science Research update Ultracold fermions simulate spin–orbit coupling Experiments could shed light on Majorana particles Read article: Ultracold fermions simulate spin–orbit coupling
Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold atoms simulate electrical conduction Ohmic resistance seen for ballistic atoms Read article: Ultracold atoms simulate electrical conduction
Ultracold matter Research update Particle trapped with light and heat System allows precise measurement of thermal forces acting on tiny particles Read article: Particle trapped with light and heat
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