Probing the vibration of atoms provides detailed information on local structure and bonding that define material properties.

Researchers have uncovered how atoms subtly rearrange themselves for up to a trillionth of a second before releasing ...

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Quantum information in superconducting processors is stored as low-energy microwave photons, but transmitting this information over long distances to build a quantum ...

To detect radio signals using a gas, researchers first have to perform a quantum magic trick. They use a sequence of lasers to inflate a tiny atom — typically a cesium atom — into a giant version of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team ...

Physicists developed a technique to arrange atoms in much closer proximity than previously possible, down to 50 nanometers. The group plans to use the method to manipulate atoms into configurations ...

Researchers have developed a means to realize cold-atom integrated nanophotonic circuits. Researchers at Purdue University have trapped alkali atoms (cesium) on an integrated photonic circuit, which ...

Quantum computing has entered a bit of an awkward period. There have been clear demonstrations that we can successfully run quantum algorithms, but the qubit counts ...

A couple of weeks back I posted an answer to a question from a Twitter follower’s child, who asked “How Strong Is Space?” That was fun, so here’s another kid-question answered, this one from my own ...

Don Eigler moved a single atom two decades ago. Since then, he and IBM have taken new steps in pursuing a dream of compact, power-efficient computing. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...