• Physics 18, 32
The first measurement of gravity using quantum mechanically entangled atoms demonstrates the potential of the approach.
M. Matthey/Leibniz University Hannover
Category: 4. Physics
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Entanglement Can Improve Precision of Gravity Measurements
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A Technique for Fingerprinting Multiple Trace Gases
• Physics 18, 25
An updated method for detecting trace amounts of gases could allow researchers to identify minuscule amounts of multiple gases in the same sample.
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How Does a Nucleus Get Its Shape?
• Physics 18, 28
A new computational method could help scientists understand the shapes of deformed nuclei from first principles.
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Quantum Milestones, 1928: The Dirac Equation Unifies Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity
• Physics 18, 20
A seminal paper by Paul Dirac, who relied on mathematical intuition, laid the foundation for quantum electrodynamics.
For the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, we are republishing…
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Soft Solid Flows Through a Pipe
• Physics 18, 30
An ultrasoft material can move smoothly through a pipe, but the motion generates “furrows” on the material’s front surface.
Side view of the furrowing effect. Pipe flow has always been for liquids…
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Curtain Rises on the Year of Quantum
• Physics 18, 27
The official launch of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology happened in Paris, with a push to make “quantum” more accessible to all.
UNESCO/M. Etchegoyen
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No Need for Fractional Particles
• Physics 18, s25
The scattering of a charged particle off a magnetic monopole does not imply the existence of fractional particle numbers, theorists say.
At first glance, the scattering of a massless, charged,…
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A New Path to Superconductivity
• Physics 18, s20
Theorists propose that repulsive interactions between electrons in a two-dimensional lattice can lead to an exotic form of superconductivity.
In a superconductor, pairs of electrons are coaxed…
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Your Guide Through the Quantum World
• Physics 18, 26
Jorge Cham, aka, PHD Comics, in collaboration with Physics Magazine, has designed the official mascot for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
J. Cham
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The Tumultuous Birth of Quantum Mechanics
• Physics 18, 24
The creation of modern quantum mechanics was a messy business in which many of the participants did not grasp the significance of their own discoveries.
M. F. Crommie, C. P. Lutz, and D. M. Eigler/IBM
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