Read article: Non-destructive detection could speed up cold-atom quantum sensors Quantum sensors Research update Non-destructive detection could speed up cold-atom quantum sensors Researchers use microwaves to observe an atomic sample 30,000 times a second without destroying it
Read article: Ultracold atoms permit direct observation of quasiparticle dynamics Quantum Research update Ultracold atoms permit direct observation of quasiparticle dynamics Physicists witness the formation and subsequent non-equilibrium dynamics of a quasiparticle in an ultracold atomic gas
Read article: Collective behaviour emerges particle by particle Quantum mechanics Research update Collective behaviour emerges particle by particle Six atoms are enough to constitute a many-body system, say researchers
Read article: 2D Fermi gas hosts ideal Josephson junction Ultracold matter Research update 2D Fermi gas hosts ideal Josephson junction System could help researchers better understand strongly interacting superfluids
Read article: Researchers form single molecule in an optical tweezer Ultracold matter Research update Researchers form single molecule in an optical tweezer New, finely controlled technique produces a molecule with a precise, reversible quantum state for use in quantum computing and simulation applications
Read article: Quantum-tunnelling time is measured using ultracold atoms Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum-tunnelling time is measured using ultracold atoms Spin rotation provides a stopwatch that measures millisecond journey
Read article: Bose–Einstein condensate is made onboard the International Space Station Ultracold matter Research update Bose–Einstein condensate is made onboard the International Space Station Fifth state of matter has distinctive features when created in orbit
Read article: Laser-cooled YbOH molecules could aid the hunt for new physics Ultracold matter Research update Laser-cooled YbOH molecules could aid the hunt for new physics Producing a cold beam of these complex polyatomic molecules may lead to more precise searches for an electron electric dipole moment, say researchers
Read article: Physicists close in on a simpler route to quantum degenerate molecules Ultracold matter Research update Physicists close in on a simpler route to quantum degenerate molecules Colliding molecules with cold atoms should bring the quantum regime within reach, researchers say
Read article: How to transform bosons into fermions Ultracold matter Research update How to transform bosons into fermions Dynamical fermionization involves velocity, as well as position
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