Atomic clocks are the most precise timekeepers in the world. These exquisite instruments use lasers to measure the vibrations of atoms, which oscillate at a constant frequency, like many microscopic…
A new study illuminates surprising choreography among spinning atoms. In a paper appearing today in the journal Nature, researchers from MIT and Harvard University reveal how magnetic forces at the…
…may have cracked part of this mystery with a new study appearing today in the journal Nature. The team reports that they have for the first time observed a resonance…
Join CUA members to learn hands-on about some of the research that goes on in the CUA! Activities include a gum-drop model Ion Trap, a 6-foot Tornado Simulator, experiments with…
…change everyday objects, and a station to make your own holograms. The event will kick off with a short talk by Professor Martin Zwierlein, followed by interactive demonstrations. Free! Drop-In….
Significant efforts have been made to interface cold atoms with micro- and nano-photonic systems in recent years. Originally, it was envisioned that the migration to these systems from free-space atomic…
Understanding out-of-equilibrium phenomena in quantum many-body systems is one of the great challenges in physics. Cold atoms provide a promising experimental platform for exploring the dynamics away from equilibrium and…
Physicists imagine a day when they will be able to design a clock that’s so precise, it will be used to detect subtle disturbances in space-time or to find the…
…particular, radioactive atoms and molecules – those containing nuclei with extreme proton-to-neutron ratios – can be artificially created to enhance and study specific nuclear phenomena. Laser spectroscopy experiments of atoms…