#Atoms

Metals like copper oxidize — reacting with oxygen in the air — but gold doesn’t, thanks to a quick switch in atom arrangement on its surface.

The Atoms for Peace bandmates reunited in London for a 20-minute jam that included “Got to Give It Up”

Discover how to create an efficient design system that streamlines the site creation process, inspired by Wunderman Thompson's work in managing hundreds of brands from a single codebase.

Photons traveling straight through a cloud of gas appear to exit, on average, before they enter.

A new "geometry‑based" quantum swap gate makes neutral‑atom computers far less sensitive to laser noise — bringing large‑scale, stable quantum processors a step closer to reality.

As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca. He visited many lands, but mostly dwelt with the nymph Calypso on her island.…

Despite outward appearances, the internal workings of ice giants like Uranus and Neptune are extremely chaotic. Pressures millions of times greater than Earth’s sea level combine with temperatures in the thousands of degrees to make some pretty weird…

Taking advantage of quantum physics, these new methods are capable of detecting the slightest disturbances in the Earth's gravity or magnetic field

In a breakthrough experiment, scientists directly imaged how particles pair up in a system that mimics superconductors. Instead of behaving independently, the pairs moved in a synchronized, dance-like pattern—something never predicted before.…

Physicists have proposed a new kind of atomic clock based on a revived superradiant laser concept that could produce an extraordinarily stable signal with a linewidth around 100 microhertz, potentially the narrowest ever for an optical laser.…

A new quantum sensing approach could dramatically improve how scientists measure low-frequency electric fields, a task that has long been limited by bulky setups and blurry resolution.…

Architectures could support quantum-chemistry simulations The post Collisional quantum gates created using fermionic atoms appeared first on Physics World.

Scientists have proposed a surprising new way to detect gravitational waves—by observing how they change the light emitted by atoms. These waves can subtly shift photon frequencies in different directions, leaving behind a detectable signature.…

Transmission electron microscopy probes solid–liquid interfaces The post ‘Nano-aquariums’ deliver atomic-resolution imaging appeared first on Physics World.

Detecting gravitational waves has always demanded enormous machines; kilometre scale instruments capable of sensing distortions smaller than a proton.