Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
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Lamb shift spotted in solid qubit
Discovery could help physicists design more robust quantum computers
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Two decades and counting…
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
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…And now for the next 20 years
Six leading physicists peek into the future
US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
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Quantum gas of ultracold polar molecules is a first
System could be used to make very robust qubits
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Bush honours US atomic physicist
David Wineland wins US National Medal of Science
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Pumped atom laser brings high-precision measurements in sight
Technique uses a second atomic condensate to feed the laser
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BEC bubble could measure tiny forces
Ultracold atoms could make highly sensitive ‘spirit level’
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Willis Lamb: 1913-2008
Nobel laureate’s precise measurements of the hydrogen spectrum laid the foundations for quantum electrodynamics
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