Interestingly, it has definitively resolved a long-standing debate between quantum giants Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr about the elusive nature of light. “MIT physicists confirm that, like Superman, ...

Ultracold means temperatures less than about one thousandth of degree above absolute zero. Achieving such frigid extremes requires reducing the kinetic energy of molecules as well as their "internal ...

Ultracold atoms dressed by light simulate gauge theories Date: August 10, 2022 Source: ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences Summary: Researchers have used the coldest systems in the universe to ...

The exquisite control we can exert over ultracold atoms lets physicists simulate materials with unusual properties either by shaking the atoms, or putting them together one at a time.

In fact, in 2018 NASA launched an ultracold atom experiment into space. The space agency’s Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) has been cooling atoms onboard the International Space Station (ISS) ever since.

"Studying ultracold atoms in new geometries is a perfect example of that." The team's observations were published May 18 in the journal Nature. Follow Stefanie Waldek on Twitter @StefanieWaldek.

The ultracold world For many researchers, the ultracold frontier will be dominated by molecules made of two kinds of atoms, such as the lithium-cesium and potassium-rubidium molecules.

Controlled reaction: artists impression of two identical molecules colliding (left) to create an intermediate complex (centre). The complex sets off an interaction that changes the final state of the ...

So what are ultracold neutrons? Peter Geltenbort: The “thermal neutrons” produced by a research reactor such as ILL have energies of a few hundredths of an electron volt. On average they travel at ...

Ultracold Molecule Mystery Solved Lasers slow molecules for a glimpse of the quantum world—and a strange heating is uncovered ...