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The most precise timekeeping device ever built
Colorado-based researchers have reduced the systematic uncertainty in their optical lattice clock to a record low. Ali Lezeik explains how they did it
Quantum sensor detects magnetic and electric fields from a single atom
New device is like an MRI machine for quantum materials, say physicists
Vacuum-sealed tubes could form the backbone of a long-distance quantum network
Theoretical study proposes a "revolutionary" new method for constructing the future quantum Internet
Research headlines
Read article: Quantum dot liquid scintillator could revolutionize neutrino detection
Quantum dot liquid scintillator could revolutionize neutrino detection
A new type of water-based scintillator made from quantum dots could make neutrino detectors safer and cheaper
Read article: ‘Event-responsive’ electron microscopy focuses on fragile samples
‘Event-responsive’ electron microscopy focuses on fragile samples
Pharmaceutical and catalysis research could benefit from new technique
Read article: Sound waves move objects in liquid
Sound waves move objects in liquid
New technique might be used in applications such as targeted drug delivery, micro-robotics and even additive manufacturing
Read article: How do electromagnetic waves carry information about objects they interact with?
How do electromagnetic waves carry information about objects they interact with?
Theorists develop new continuity equation to help them visualize the process
Read article: Structured electrons have chiral mass and charge
Structured electrons have chiral mass and charge
Discovery has puzzled some physicists
Read article: Matter-wave interferometry puts new limits on ‘chameleon particles’
Matter-wave interferometry puts new limits on ‘chameleon particles’
Gravity measurement benefits from optical lattice
Instrumentation & Vacuum Briefing
Take a look inside our latest free-to-read Instrumentation and Vacuum Briefing. Covering the latest research updates, features and products, this issue highlights the role that “behind-the-scenes” technologies play in solving problems both in the lab and in the wider world outside it.
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Read article: Enabling battery quality at scale
Enabling battery quality at scale
Join the audience for a live webinar on 18 September 2024 sponsored by BioLogic, in partnership with The Electrochemical Society
Read article: Atomic clocks on the Moon could create ‘lunar positioning system’
Atomic clocks on the Moon could create ‘lunar positioning system’
Lunar time standard would avoid pitfalls of time dilation
Read article: Introducing Python for electrochemistry research
Introducing Python for electrochemistry research
Available to watch now, The Electrochemical Society, in partnership with BioLogic and Gamry Instruments, explores the advantages of using Python in your electrochemical research
Read article: Second team uses laser to excite thorium-229 nuclear transition
Second team uses laser to excite thorium-229 nuclear transition
Rapid progress being made in development of nuclear clock
Read article: Could the answer to the Antikythera astronomical device emerge from a Manhattan basement?
Could the answer to the Antikythera astronomical device emerge from a Manhattan basement?
Robert P Crease meets Michael Dubno, who is trying to solve the mystery of the ancient Antikythera mechanical device
Read article: Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons
Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons
A cryogenics technician and nuclear physicist are our podcast guests
Read article: MRI technique detects light-emitting molecules deep inside the brain
MRI technique detects light-emitting molecules deep inside the brain
New method circumvents limitations of optical imaging by making blood vessels sensitive to light from luminescent labelling proteins
Read article: Ion therapy, mass spectrometry and the origins of life: Lily Ellis-Gibbings shares her passion for creating novel instrumentation
Ion therapy, mass spectrometry and the origins of life: Lily Ellis-Gibbings shares her passion for creating novel instrumentation
Lily Ellis-Gibbings from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) discusses her varied career in instrumentation
Read article: Wild songbirds respond to mathematically synthesized song
Wild songbirds respond to mathematically synthesized song
Mathematical model could provide a valuable tool for investigating a wide range of biological questions
Read article: A passion for building instrumentation, and a hint of dark matter in dwarf galaxies
A passion for building instrumentation, and a hint of dark matter in dwarf galaxies
Instrumentation scientist Lily Ellis-Gibbings and astrophysicist Alex McDaniel are our guests
Read article: Decimal time: life in a world where our days are divided differently
Decimal time: life in a world where our days are divided differently
Betty Barber reviews The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman
Read article: Grounds for celebration as ‘hub of all things coffee’ opens at University of California, Davis
Grounds for celebration as ‘hub of all things coffee’ opens at University of California, Davis
The Coffee Center will be used by more than 50 researchers and includes labs dedicated to brewing, “sensory and cupping” and the chemical analysis of coffee
Read article: Tetris-inspired radiation detector uses machine learning
Tetris-inspired radiation detector uses machine learning
Tetromino shapes could reduce the size and cost of detectors
Read article: Ship-based atomic clock passes precision milestone
Ship-based atomic clock passes precision milestone
Prototype outperforms existing microwave clocks under real-world conditions
Read article: Superfluid helium: the quantum curiosity that enables huge physics experiments
Superfluid helium: the quantum curiosity that enables huge physics experiments
Superfluid helium is used in science and technology in multi-tonne quantities and is ideal for cooling components made from superconducting materials
Read article: Modified pulse tube refrigerator cuts cryogenic cooling times in half
Modified pulse tube refrigerator cuts cryogenic cooling times in half
Pressure control could save millions in cooling costs
Read article: Bolometer measures state of superconducting qubit
Bolometer measures state of superconducting qubit
Fidelity could be further improved by using a graphene-based device
Read article: Synchronous source and measure system takes a modular approach to low-level measurement
Synchronous source and measure system takes a modular approach to low-level measurement
Lake Shore Cryotronics’ M81-SSM offers DC, AC and lock-in source and measurement
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