Mohammed Hassan, associate professor of physics and optical sciences, let a group of researchers in developing the first transmission electron microscope powerful enough to capture images of electrons in motion.…
Category: Quantum Physics
Physicists successfully observe Kibble–Zurek scaling in an atomic Fermi superfluid
An atomic cloud of 6Li. The typical diameter of the cloud is 350 um. Credit: Kyuhwan Lee at SNU The sample used by the researchers was an atomic cloud of…
Physicists uncover new phenomena in fractional quantum Hall effects
Transport characteristics of a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure Hall bar device at T = 25 mK. a The diagonal (Rxx) and off-diagonal Hall (Rxy) resistances are exhibited between 4 ≤ B ≤ 8 Tesla, corresponding to the filling…
Physicists throw world’s smallest disco party with a levitating ball of fluorescent nanodiamond
Prof. Tongcang Li (left), Dr. Yuanbin Jin (middle) and Kunhong Shen perform experiments with levitated and rotating fluorescent diamonds at Purdue University. Credit: Purdue University, Charles Jischke. Physicists at Purdue…
NASA demonstrates ‘ultra-cool’ quantum sensor for first time in space
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, shown where it’s installed aboard the International Space Station, recently demonstrated the use of a tool called an atom interferometer that can precisely measure gravity and…
Studying sources of energy loss to make quantum computing gains
Scientists at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials used transmission electron microscopy to analyze the elemental makeup of materials comprising quantum devices. The above image shows that there is no oxide…
