Ultracold matter Research update High-resolution imaging sheds light on supersolid formation Physicists observe the birth, life, and death of supersolids at nonzero temperatures Read article: High-resolution imaging sheds light on supersolid formation
Quantum mechanics Research update Chemistry gets put to a quantum test Researchers use ultracold molecules to explore all possible outcomes of a chemical reaction Read article: Chemistry gets put to a quantum test
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
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