Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are fascinating and mysterious states of matter that have intrigued scientists for decades. First ...

Interactions between atoms and light rule the behavior of our physical world, but at the same time, can be extremely complex.

Now, in a recent study published in Physical Review Letters, Rey and JILA and NIST Fellow James K. Thompson, along with ...

The Eiffel Tower grows taller in summer due to thermal expansion. While this effect is common in most metals, it poses ...

Physicists at UC Berkeley immobilized small clusters of cesium atoms (pink blobs) in a vertical vacuum chamber, then split each atom into a quantum state in which half of the atom was closer to a ...

Lattice structures are arrangements of points in space that can represent the positions of atoms in a crystal or other materials. Understanding these structures is crucial for various fields ...

pattern shown here. Since I realize that it is difficult to pin point the actual unit cell from the lattice, let's cut some of the atoms from the end of the lattice in order to facilitate this. This ...

Scientists have observed “bending” atoms using a crystal grating—an ... This demonstration of atomic diffraction through a crystalline lattice could open doors to more sensitive instruments ...

Free surfaces have a structure that may differ from the bulk solid and also a different lattice spacing. · "Real" surfaces contain defects such as the ledges, kinks, vacancies and adsorbed atoms as ...

Scientists developed a highly accurate optical ion clock, improving time measurement precision by 1,000 times.

Accurate frequency measurements of a narrow optical clock transition in 171 Yb atoms trapped in an optical lattice establish this system as a serious contender in the quest to develop increasingly ...