Frontiers of the future Nov 7, 2009
What could be common to studying exploding galaxies that are 6 billion light-years away, and trying to manipulate a few atoms into a hole of condensed matter. But diverse fields don't just overlap, they frequently converge. (India Times, India)
Quantum gas microscope offers glimpse of quirky ultracold atoms Nov 5, 2009
"We expect that our technique, which bridges the gap between earlier microscopic and macroscopic approaches to the study of quantum systems, will help in quantum simulations of condensed matter systems, and also find applications in quantum information processing.". The quantum gas microscope developed by Greiner and his colleagues is a high-resolution device capable of viewing single atoms -- in this case, atoms of rubidium -- occupying individual, closely spaced lattice sites. (EurekAlert!)
A brave new brand of science Oct 17, 2009
"It focuses on the building blocks of matter at microscopic levels. The importance of AMO science derives from the enabling role it plays across many disciplines such as astrophysics, space sciences, atmos pheric and environmental sciences, plasma physics, exotic atoms and nuclei, condensed matter physics, measurement standards , military science and, increasingly, aspects of biosciences. "Two consequences of the enormous diversity of contemporary AMO science are that it possesses very many... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics Oct 6, 2009
1994: Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canada, and Clifford G. Shull, United States, for developing methods of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter. 1993: Russell A. Hulse and Joseph H. Taylor, Jr., United States, for finding a twin star: a binary pulsar that helped prove Einstein's theory of relativity. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
RIKEN Scientists Suggest in Quantum Simulators, One System to Simulate Another Oct 6, 2009
Such quantum simulation could allow researchers to tackle problems in fields such as condensed matter physics, high-energy physics, atomic physics, quantum chemistry or cosmology. It could be implemented using quantum computers, but also with simpler, analog devices which would require less control, and therefore, would be easier to construct. (JCN Network, Japan)
Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates Sep 24, 2009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir John B. Pendry, F.R.S. Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics and Head of the Condensed Matter Theory Group, Imperial College of Science and Technology London, United Kingdom -and- Sheldon Schultz Research Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, University of California San Diego San Diego, Calif. USA -and- David R. Smith William Bevan Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the... (PR Newswire)
Bob Guertin, 69; experimental physicist led Tufts graduate school Sep 24, 2009
Though Dr. Guertin was a physicist whose work in condensed matter was on a level few could grasp, he strolled easily through all walks of life. He was just as comfortable talking with Nobel physicists as he was sharing a beer with the campus chief of police and enjoying a kind of rowdy humor, said his wife, June Mamana Guertin. (Boston Globe)
Analysis confirms that nano-related research has strong multidisciplinary roots Sep 8, 2009
Physics, condensed matter. Nanoscience and nanotechnology. (EurekAlert!)
Researchers Claim to Cook Up Isolated Magnetic Poles Sep 5, 2009
"I'm sure [the new studies] are important in the field of condensed matter physics. They're not important from a fundamental point of view.". . (Scientific American)
How Life's Code Emerged From Primordial Soup Aug 31, 2009
By working with the simplest amino acids and elementary RNAs, physicists led by Rockefeller University s Albert J. Libchaber, head of the Laboratory of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, have now generated the first theoretical model that shows how a coded genetic system can emerge from an ancestral broth of simple molecules. All these molecules have different properties and these properties define their interactions, says first author Jean Lehmann, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab, whose... (Science Daily)
Rice receives $11M grant Jul 21, 2009
The 110,000-square-foot facility will include vibration- and noise-controlled laboratories located underground to support work in atomic, molecular and optical physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, nanoengineering and photonics. Brockman Hall will include 16 physics labs, six engineering physics labs, faculty and graduate offices, conference rooms and a lecture hall. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Our Metallic Reflection: Considering Future Human-android Interactions Jul 18, 2009
10, 2007) Scientists have answered a long-standing question in the field of condensed matter physics. They investigated the interplay between the electron-electron interactions and disorder near the. (Science Daily)
Bacteria Coaxed Into Never-Before-Seen Wave Jul 17, 2009
In research published in the May 12 issue of Physical Review Letters, Albert J. Libchaber, head of the Laboratory of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, and his colleagues, including first author Carine Douarche, a postdoctoral associate in the lab, show that when oxygen penetrates a sample of oxygen-deprived Escherichia coli bacteria, they do something that no living community had been seen to do before: The bacteria accumulate and form a solitary propagating wave that moves with constant... (Science Daily)
Argonne, UC scientists reach milestone in study of emergent magnetism Jun 19, 2009
Quantum criticality describes a continuous phase transition that is driven by quantum mechanical fluctuations, and is thought to underlie several enigmatic problems in condensed matter physics including high-temperature superconductivity ... The resulting techniques for high precision measurement of condensed matter systems at high pressure, developed for use at Sector 4 of the Advanced Photon Source, now approach a level of precision and control comparable to more conventional techniques such... (EurekAlert!)
How Cars In A Traffic Jam Behave As A Solid May 14, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2009) Researchers in condensed matter physics at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago have created an experimental and computer model to study how jamming, the physical process in which collections of particles are crammed together to behave as solids, might affect the behavior of systems in which thermal motion is important, such as molecules in a glass. See also. (Science Daily)
A View Back Into Time May 11, 2009
Massive condensed matter is no doubt -- but the Hollywood version ofblack holes is just that. Posted by Hal9King at 4:47 PM : May 10, 2009. (CBS News)
New ACS publication Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters to debut in January May 1, 2009
Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry. Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, Hard Matter. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Beating the back-up blues Apr 4, 2009
"The reason why the hard disk on your computer is likely to break is because it has moving parts which eventually wear out, but the racetrack method of storing information is much more reliable as all the parts are static," says Dr Chris Marrows, reader in condensed matter physics at the University of Leeds ... Dr Christopher Marrows is a reader in condensed matter physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds. (EurekAlert!)
Putting the science into 'Watchmen' Mar 6, 2009
Kakalios is known among his colleagues for research in experimental condensed matter physics, but to his students, he's the professor who teaches about the comic books he loves. By relating scientific principles to the various superheroes who utilize them, Kakalios not only developed a comic-based science class for the freshmen he teaches, but used his research to write the book The Physics of Superheroes. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Quantum dance: discovery could revolutionize computing Feb 19, 2009
"The spin-sensitive measurement techniques developed here may shed light on other important fundamental questions in condensed matter physics such as the origin of high-temperature superconductivity.". Quantum physics is the set of physical laws governing the realm of the ultra-small. (Xinhuanet, China)
Quantum twist: Electrons mimic presence of magnetic field Feb 14, 2009
"The spin sensitive measurement techniques developed here may shed light on other important fundamental questions in condensed matter physics such as the origin of high-temperature superconductivity," said Thomas Rieker, program director for the NSF's Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers. "This discovery has the potential to transform electronics, data storage and computing.". (EurekAlert!)
