Physics
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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- Physics
Single photon detected but not destroyed
Researchers build first instrument that can witness the passage of a light particle without absorbing it.
- Quantum Physics
Quantum information storage that lasts and lasts
Physicists have stored a snippet of quantum information at room temperature for more than 1,000 times the previous record.
- Physics
Single atoms hold on to information
Minutes-long data storage by individual atoms beats previous record of tiny fraction of a second.
- Materials Science
Ice aided construction of Forbidden City
Workers slid heavy stone using liquid and frozen water to move it forward.
- Physics
New Atomic Accelerator
This excerpt from the December 14, 1963, issue of Science News Letter talks about how the atom smashers at Argonne National Lab have evolved.
- Materials Science
Qingsongite
This newly christened mineral has an atomic structure that’s similar to diamond and nearly as hard.
- Quantum Physics
Electron makes ultracold atoms move as one
Harnessing the strong particle-gas interaction is early step toward quantum optics applications.
- Physics
Laser tripod may lift mirror
The levitated reflector could be stable enough to track subtle gravitational forces.
- Physics
Material looks cool while heating up
Substance that tricks infrared camera could pave the way for new types of camouflage and heating technology.
- Chemistry
Oxygen shapes growth of graphene
The number of atoms on a copper surface changes the size and rate of the material's crystal development.
- Physics
Top 10 scientific supers
From supersonic to supernova, superego and supersymmetry, a roundup of science’s super superlatives.
