News tagged with nature physics

Research group creates longer lived and more efficient quantum memory

(Phys.org) -- One of the main sticking points to creating a true quantum computer capable of performing meaningful work, is the problem of storing quantum state information in memory. Recent efforts have resulted in highly ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Novel probe for ultracold quantum matter developed

(Phys.org) -- In a paper published in the May 20, 2012 edition of the journal Nature Physics, a research group from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University reports the development and de ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Towards hybrid quantum systems

EU-funded scientists made advances in the development of a hybrid quantum system (HQS) by combining different quantum technologies.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Mathematical physics reveal nature's formula for survival (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- The vascular system of a leaf provides its structure and delivers its nutrients. When you light up that vascular structure with some fluorescent dye and view it using time-lapse photography, details begin to ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (12) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Paper stirs up controversy over the nature of the quantum wave function

(Phys.org) -- Back in November, a paper posted to a preprint server arXiv by three British physicists prompted some heated debate regarding the nature of the quantum wave function, a probability function that p ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (23) | comments 131 | with audio podcast weblog

Atomic clock comparison via data highways

(Phys.org) -- Optical atomic clocks measure time with unprecedented accuracy. However, it is the ability to compare clocks with one another that makes them applicable for high-precision tests in fundamental ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Does the quantum wave function represent reality?

(Phys.org) -- At the heart of quantum mechanics lies the wave function, a probability function used by physicists to understand the nanoscale world. Using the wave function, physicists can calculate a system's ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (38) | comments 136 | with audio podcast feature

Quantum physics mimics spooky action into the past

Physicists of the group of Prof. Anton Zeilinger at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), the University of Vienna, and the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (28) | comments 29 | with audio podcast

Why are action stars more likely to be Republican?

Fighting ability, largely determined by upper body strength, continues to rule the minds of modern men, according to a new study by Aaron Sell from Griffith University in Australia and colleagues. Their work explores the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 12

Generating first-ever controlled ultrafast radiation, using a plasma

To observe ultrarapid phenomena such as the motion of electrons within matter, researchers need sources capable of producing extremely fast and energetic light radiation. Although devices capable of emitting ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Handheld plasma flashlight rids skin of notorious pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Chinese and Australian scientists have developed a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device that can rid skin of bacteria in an instant.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (23) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Physicists demonstrate quantum plasmons in atomic-scale nanoparticles

Addressing a half-century-old question, engineers at Stanford have conclusively determined how collective electron oscillations, called plasmons, behave in individual metal particles as small as just a few nanometers in diameter. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Looking at quantum gravity in a mirror

Einstein's theory of gravity and quantum physics are expected to merge at the Planck-scale of extremely high energies and on very short distances. At this scale, new phenomena could arise. However, the Planck-scale ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (27) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

First-ever images of atoms moving in a molecule captured

Using a new ultrafast camera, researchers have recorded the first real-time image of two atoms vibrating in a molecule.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (22) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A traffic jam of quantum particles

(PhysOrg.com) -- German scientists discover surprising transport phenomena in ultracold quantum many body systems.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nature Physics

Nature Physics, published by the Nature Publishing Group, is a scientific journal focusing on pure and applied physics. The journal was launched in October 2005.

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