Ultracold matter Research update Superfluidity seen in a 2D Fermi gas Physicists in Germany say they have found definitive evidence for the existence of superfluidity in an extremely cold 2D gas of fermions Read article: Superfluidity seen in a 2D Fermi gas
Quantum Research update Physicists solve centuries-old brachistochrone problem for complex quantum operations Result sets a "speed limit" for transporting atoms while preserving their quantum state Read article: Physicists solve centuries-old brachistochrone problem for complex quantum operations
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: Non-destructive detection could speed up cold-atom quantum sensors
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: Ultracold atoms permit direct observation of quasiparticle dynamics
Quantum mechanics Research update Collective behaviour emerges particle by particle Six atoms are enough to constitute a many-body system, say researchers Read article: Collective behaviour emerges particle by particle
Ultracold matter Research update 2D Fermi gas hosts ideal Josephson junction System could help researchers better understand strongly interacting superfluids Read article: 2D Fermi gas hosts ideal Josephson junction
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: Researchers form single molecule in an optical tweezer
Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum-tunnelling time is measured using ultracold atoms Spin rotation provides a stopwatch that measures millisecond journey Read article: Quantum-tunnelling time is measured using ultracold atoms
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: Bose–Einstein condensate is made onboard the International Space Station
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: Laser-cooled YbOH molecules could aid the hunt for new physics
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