Particle, Atomic & Molecular Physics

Molecular-scale devices could be precisely oriented on chips

E&T Magazine: Engineers from California Institute of Technology have placed molecule-scale devices in precise orientation, in a demonstration of a technique which paves the way for the integration of molecules with computer chips. The technique allowed them to place microscopic devices…

Quantum gate teleportation connects atomic qubits in two labs

Physics World: Researchers in Germany have performed a quantum gate operation between two quantum bits (qubits) in different laboratories. This marks a step towards distributed quantum logic, whereby system designers could build modular quantum computers, spreading qubits between different devices while…

Snowflake Structure Still Mystifies Physicists

Scientific American: Years ago Don Komarechka was at his mundane advertising agency job when it started snowing outside. He happened to have brought a new camera lens that takes sharp, close-up photographs to work, so he took his gear outside. Not…

Physicists Capture First Optical Images of Muon Beams

Sci-News.com: A muon is a particle similar to an electron, with an electric charge of e− for a negative muon and e+ for a positive muon; however, its mass is 207 times that of an electron. A muon has a…