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Synthetic Dirac monopoles visualised

March 17, 2014
News
Eighty years ago, Paul Dirac discovered a quantum-mechanical structure which allowed the existence of magnetic monopoles, a framework which has now been experimentally realised.Researchers from Aalto University and Amherst College...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Coupling single atoms to form quantum states

May 30, 2013
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Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have coupled single atoms to form quantum states by introducing individual silicon atom ‘defects’ using a scanning tunneling microscope.The study, which is published...
Physics & Engineering
Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Quantum carotenoids shine light on photosynthesis

May 25, 2013
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The mechanism by which carotenoids help chlorophyll turn light into chemical energy has been uncovered by researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Toronto.Carotenoids, the pigments that give carrots their...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Dance of quantum twisters

January 11, 2013
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A quantum fluid trapped on top of a semiconductor chip can be used to measure movements remarkably precisely. Tornado-like vortexes can be produced in fluids which are controlled by quantum...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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First ever images of Landau levels

November 21, 2012
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Landau Levels – the quantum levels that determine electron behaviour in a strong magnetic field – have been imaged for the first time by physicists at the University of Warwick...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Stem cells, quantum physics and fight or flight: The Nobel winners 2012

October 20, 2012
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The most prestigious and publicised awards in the science world were announced last month. Stem cell research, ground-breaking quantum methods and the mechanism behind one of the most important group...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Quantum mechanics caught on camera

September 24, 2012
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Images of quantum entanglement have been caught on camera for the first time by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Entanglement is one of the bizarre behaviours exhibited by particles...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Quantum dot moves to redefine ampere

August 15, 2012
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A pump which picks electrons up one-by-one and moves them across a barrier to create a well-defined electrical current has been developed by National Physical Laboratory and University of Cambridge...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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