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Ytterbium Giving Time Standards Community More Options in Development of Next-Generation Atomic Clocks

An experimental atomic clock based on ytterbium atoms is about four times more accurate than it was several years ago, giving it a precision comparable to that of the NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock, the nation’s civilian time standard, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report in Physical Review Letters.*

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 11 Aug 2009

Researchers Develop New Laser Technique for Searching Unusual Isotopes

One single atom of a certain isotope of hafnium found on Earth would prove that a supernova once exploded near our solar system. The problem is how to find such an atom - among billions of others. Researchers at the Univ...

11 Aug 2009

New Method for Electrically Measuring Quantum State of a Semiconductor Artificial Molecule

Under a targeted basic research program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Hiroshi Imamura of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and Nobuhiko Yokoshi of JST have d...

11 Aug 2009

Effects of "Strong Coupling" Observed for First Time Between Light and Micromechanical Object

Physicists at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria, have created an interaction between light and a micromechanical resonator that is strong enough to transfer quantum effects.

7 Aug 2009

Lab Experiments and Theoretical Research Aimed at Reducing Casimir Force Between Objects

The Casimir force, also known as the Casimir effect, is typified by the small attractive force that acts between two close parallel uncharged conducting plates. Today, this force has become an interdisciplinary subject of study, playing an important role in condensed matter physics, quantum field theory, atomic and molecular physics, gravitation and cosmology, and mathematical physics.

6 Aug 2009

Step Toward Building Quantum Computers

Raising prospects for building a practical quantum computer, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated sustained, reliable information processing operations on electrically charged atoms (ions).

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 6 Aug 2009

Lumerical Solutions Announces Availability of FDTD Solutions 6.5

Lumerical Solutions, Inc., a provider of nanophotonic design software, today announced the immediate availability of FDTD Solutions Release 6.5. Release 6.5 continues to build on the proprietary framework of earlier rele...

From Ansys 6 Aug 2009

Report Examines Technologies and Global Market for Nanotechnology and Photonics

MarketsandMarkets, a research and consulting firm that publishes 120 market research reports per year, announces the availability of the report "Nanophotonics - Advanced Technologies and Global Market (2009 - 2014)" to their offerin

6 Aug 2009

Physicists Found Emerging Field of Quantum Computing More Stable than Previously Thought

Physicists from The University of Queensland have found the emerging field of quantum computing may be more stable than previously thought.

4 Aug 2009

NSF Award to Study Quantum Error-Correction Coding

Few words in academia carry as much weight as "real world." Students seek to experience the real world and land a job in it. Professors seek to describe the real world with theories, lab experiments and computer simulations.

3 Aug 2009

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Ytterbium Giving Time Standards Community More Options in Development of Next-Generation Atomic Clocks

Researchers Develop New Laser Technique for Searching Unusual Isotopes

New Method for Electrically Measuring Quantum State of a Semiconductor Artificial Molecule

Effects of "Strong Coupling" Observed for First Time Between Light and Micromechanical Object

Lab Experiments and Theoretical Research Aimed at Reducing Casimir Force Between Objects

Step Toward Building Quantum Computers

Lumerical Solutions Announces Availability of FDTD Solutions 6.5

Report Examines Technologies and Global Market for Nanotechnology and Photonics

Physicists Found Emerging Field of Quantum Computing More Stable than Previously Thought

NSF Award to Study Quantum Error-Correction Coding

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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