Ultrafast science Research update Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed Discovery will be crucial for building yet more precise atomic clocks Read article: Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed
Ultrafast science Research update Controlling ferromagnetic domains using light Unexplained discovery could have major impact on data-storage methods Read article: Controlling ferromagnetic domains using light
Ultrafast science Research update Deborah Jin bags Isaac Newton Medal JILA physicist honoured for pioneering work on ultracold atoms Read article: Deborah Jin bags Isaac Newton Medal
Ultrafast science Research update Electrons’ magnetic interactions isolated at long last Quantum-information method helps make exquisite measurement Read article: Electrons’ magnetic interactions isolated at long last
Ultrafast science Research update Plans unveiled for world’s first X-ray frequency comb Device could put fundamental physics to the test Read article: Plans unveiled for world’s first X-ray frequency comb
Ultrafast science Research update Physicists lock in on proton’s magnetic moment New result 760 times more precise than previous measurement Read article: Physicists lock in on proton’s magnetic moment
Ultrafast science Research update How to build a quantum Newton’s cradle Proposal to bounce wavefunction along a 1D Bose–Einstein condensate Read article: How to build a quantum Newton’s cradle
Ultrafast science Research update Why an ultracold gas is like a wireless network Discovery could lead to quantum logic circuits Read article: Why an ultracold gas is like a wireless network
Ultrafast science Research update Interferometry tips the scales on antimatter New proposal for measuring how antihydrogen falls under gravity Read article: Interferometry tips the scales on antimatter
Ultrafast science Research update Optical tweezers grab nanometre-sized objects Near-field light could manipulate viruses and proteins Read article: Optical tweezers grab nanometre-sized objects
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