Unlocking the Secrets of Water-Ion Interactions in Layered Materials
Studying the relationship between the arrangement of water molecules incorporated into layered materials like clays and the arrangement of ions within these materials has been…
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Building a Computer With a Single Atom
New studies broaden the perspectives on what constitutes a “computer” and how small a computational unit can be. When we define a “computer” as any…
Physicists Solve Quasicrystal Formation Mystery
At high temperatures, the structure of two-dimensional titanium oxide breaks down and forms rings of four, seven, and ten atoms when barium is added, instead…
Nuclear Popcorn: New Research Sheds Light on the Enigmatic Strong Nuclear Force
The shape of heavy nuclei changes as the energy level varies. The universe is governed by four fundamental forces that dictate the interactions between particles…
Scientists Successfully Measure an Exotic Bond for the First Time
Atoms may be made to attract one another using light. Theoretically, this effect has been predicted for a very long time. However, the Vienna Center…
Physicists Discover Unexpected Mirror Nuclei Pairings
Physicists peer into mirror nuclei. The atomic nucleus is a busy place. Its protons and neutrons periodically collide and fly apart with high momentum before…
Expanding Cloud of Atoms Provides Insight Into Cosmological Questions
Researchers playing with a cloud of ultracold atoms uncovered behavior that bears a striking resemblance to the universe in microcosm. Their work, which forges new…
MIT Physicists Develop a Faster Way to Make Bose-Einstein Condensates
Using a new process of laser cooling, MIT physicists have invented a new technique to cool atoms into condensates faster than the conventional method while…
Physicists Image and Control the Motion of the Two Electrons in a Helium Atom
Using attosecond-timed laser flashes, a team of physicists has become the first to image and control the motion of the two electrons in a helium…
Scientists Use Partial Covariance Mapping to Probe Electron Dynamics
Using a technique called partial covariance mapping, scientists gain new insight into the dynamics of “hollow atom” formation. In a detailed study of how intense…
New Research Paper Solves the N-Representability Problem
A new paper from David Mazziotti, a professor in chemistry at the University of Chicago, solves what specialists call the “N-representability problem,” how to compute…
LCLS Finding Gives a Better Understanding of Light-Matter Interaction
While conducting experiments with the LCLS’s Atomic Molecular Optical instrument, a team of SLAC physicists found that the damage process in nanometer-sized clusters of atoms…
Ion bombardment Model Could Lead to New Technologies
A study from Brown University gives new insight into the process of ion bombardment of metal surfaces and could open the door to new technologies,…
Spin State Interaction From Copper Based Materials
To further understand magnetism and superconductivity, scientists examined the “spin states” and responses of two-dimensional lattices to extreme pressures, finding strong magnetic and lattice-structure coupling….
Looking Back to Move Thermoelectric Materials Forward
In search of better thermoelectric materials, a team of physicists turned to a material NASA engineers first used roughly 40 years ago for spacecraft design,…
Targeting Phosphorus Atoms for 3D MRI Images
By targeting phosphorus atoms and applying a complicated sequence of radio wave pulses, researchers were able to create an MRI technique that displays 3D images…
First Real-Time Image of Two Atoms Vibrating in a Molecule
Using laser-induced electron diffraction, a team of physicists recorded the first real-time image of two atoms vibrating in a molecule. While using common atmospheric gases…
First Spectroscopic Measurements of Antihydrogen
A new study published today shows the first measurements of the antihydrogen spectrum. The ALPHA collaboration at CERN has been researching antimatter and has routinely…
