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Observing Quantum Particles in Perfect Order

Ultracold atoms in optical lattices have evolved in the last years into an interdisciplinary tool for many-body solid state and quantum physics. But so far only limited possibilities were available to manipulate and to image the quantum gas on a microscopic scale.

20 Aug 2010

New Way to Easily Produce Isolated Attosecond Pulses

Ultrafast time-resolved laser spectroscopy is a technique that uses the interaction of light with matter to study the properties of physical systems. Researchers can generate laser pulses lasting mere attoseconds—q...

19 Aug 2010

10 European R+D Project Consortia Coordinate Efforts in Silicon Photonics

Under the umbrella of the European Silicon Photonics Cluster, 10 European R+D project consortia coordinate their efforts in silicon photonics. Imec is involved in 7 of these consortia, which consist of research institute...

From IMEC 19 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop New Laser Power Detector Using Multiwalled Nanotubes

Harnessing darkness for practical use, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser power detector coated with the world's darkest material‑a forest of carbon nanotubes that reflects almost no light across the visible and part of the infrared spectrum.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 19 Aug 2010

UC Irvine’s Continuing Education Arm Announces Two New Certificate Programs

The University of California, Irvine Extension, the continuing education arm of UC Irvine, today announced the availability of two new certificate programs designed for engineering professionals: Optical Engineering and ...

18 Aug 2010

Development of High Resolution Nano-Ultrasonics for Medical Imaging

Scientists and Engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting ultrasound.

17 Aug 2010

Nanotechnology Researchers Discover New and More Efficient Way to Encode Quantum Information within Silicon

A team of scientists based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the National High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL) in Florida has discovered a new and more efficient way to encode quantum information within silicon.

16 Aug 2010

Ultra-Strong Interaction Between Light and Matter Realized

Researchers around the world are working on the development of quantum computers that will be vastly superior to present-day computers. Here, the strong coupling of quantum bits with light quanta plays a pivotal role. Pr...

13 Aug 2010

Scientists Makes Microwave Fields Visible Using Clouds Of Ultracold Atoms

Microwaves are an essential part of modern communication technology. Mobile phones and laptops, for example, are equipped with integrated microwave circuits for wireless communication. Sophisticated techniques for measur...

13 Aug 2010

Attosecond Real-Time Observation of a Quantum Hole

An international team of the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics (www.attoworld.de), led by Professor Ferenc Krausz at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and LMU Munich, in collaborations with researchers from the ...

13 Aug 2010