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
Transport properties Research update Condensate control could lead to ‘atom circuits’ Chips that move clouds of atoms with magnetic fields could be used in quantum computers
Quantum optics Research update Entanglement leaps to larger scales The entanglement of two macroscopic objects could pave the way for 'quantum teleportation' Read article: Entanglement leaps to larger scales
Quantum mechanics Research update Chaos gives quantum tunnelling a hand Everyday macroscopic objects follow the laws of classical mechanics. But for microscopic objects, such as atoms or nuclei, the wave character of their dynamics has to be taken into account within the ...
Quantum mechanics Research update Condensates create Josephson arrays A network of superconducting junctions could give insights into diverse fields of science