Quantum mechanics Research update Losses and games for quantum computers Classical light and a classic riddle get the quantum treatment
Quantum mechanics Research update The quantum afterburner ‘Extra energy’ from heat engine powers laser
Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum wires probe electrons Tunnelling could reveal unusual effects among electrons confined to one dimension
Quantum mechanics Research update Neutrons reveal quantum effects of gravity The step-like motion of falling neutrons could shed fresh light on the nature of gravity
Quantum mechanics Research update Cool laser puts special relativity to the test Speed check verifies the fundamental theory more accurately than ever
Quantum mechanics Research update New look for Bose condensates Quantum phase transitions are seen in an atomic gas for the first time
Transport properties Research update Quickening pulses probe plasma Lasers show that complex `many-body' effects in matter take just femtoseconds to emerge Read article: Quickening pulses probe plasma
Quantum mechanics Research update Rave review for Hawking’s new book The Universe in a Nutshell is 'a delight to read' Read article: Rave review for Hawking’s new book
Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum Hall effect gets new dimensions 4D version of 2D effect could give clue to quantum gravity
Quantum mechanics Research update Nobel Prize for Bose condensates Cornell, Ketterle and Wieman are rewarded for creating the fifth state of matter Read article: Nobel Prize for Bose condensates