Supersolid’s existence remains in dispute
Bizarre hybrid of solid and fluid continues to baffle.
BECs confound at higher temperatures
Bose--Einstein condensates sidestep convention
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Quantum back-action has a cooling effect
Researchers have controlled the temperature of a mechanical system by measuring its position.
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Atomic clocks feel the heat
Physicists have calculated the tiny shift in the atomic transition frequencies of a caesium atom due to blackbody radiation
Dirac medal for atomic physicist
Prestigious physics prize recognizes success in quantum information
A cool solution to waste disposal
Physicists announce a new way of speeding up radioactive decay
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Repulsion binds atoms
Physicists have created a new type of stable bound state made from two atoms that repel each other
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Theorists devise world’s smallest fridge
Molecular-scale fridge would be powered by thermal fluctuations
Quantum gases in 3D
Physicists have trapped bosons and fermions together in a three-dimensional optical lattice
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Putting equilibrium on hold
One-dimensional Bose gas never settles down
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