Physicists Have Uncovered a New Spin Phase in Quantum Materials
New states of order can arise in quantum magnetic materials under magnetic fields. An international team has now gained new insights into these special states…
Bose-Einstein Condensates News
Scientists Prove Validity of Key Physics Theorem in the Quantum World
The validity of a key theorem in physics for Bose-Einstein condensates has been confirmed by researchers at the University of Bonn. The physicists at the…
Physicists Create First Quasiparticle Bose-Einstein Condensate – The Mysterious “Fifth State” of Matter
Physicists have created the first Bose-Einstein condensate — the mysterious “fifth state” of matter — made from quasiparticles. These are entities that do not count…
Ultra-Cold Mini Twisters: Quantum Vortices Are a Strong Indication of Superfluidity
In nature, vortices can be found everywhere: Whirling up water can produce swirls. When the atmosphere is stirred up, huge tornadoes can form. This is…
Eternal Matter Waves: Physicists Build Atom Laser That Can Stay On Forever
These days, imagining our everyday life without lasers is difficult. Lasers are used in printers, CD players, measuring devices, pointers, and so on. What makes…
Physicists Guide a Single Ion Through a Bose-Einstein Condensate
Transport processes are ubiquitous in nature but still raise many questions. The research team around Florian Meinert from the 5th Institute of Physics at the…
Space Station Experiment Produces Clouds of Ultracold Atoms
The International Space Station is officially home to the coolest experiment in space. NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) was installed in the station’s U.S. science…