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Физика — это красиво: что общего у цветов, бабочек и квантовой модели атома

Почему изображения атомных орбиталей напоминают цветы, бабочек и причудливые узоры — и что на самом деле стоит за этой красотой? Разбираемся, почему привычная планетарная модель ат...

New krypton-88 data narrow a key gap in stellar strontium models

An international research team has reported the first experimental investigation of a nuclear physics reaction essential for understanding how the element strontium is produced in...

Proton–oxygen collisions put cosmic-ray models to the test

CERN’s ATLAS experiment probes the extreme universe The post Proton–oxygen collisions put cosmic-ray models to the test appeared first on Physics World.

Simulating Particle Creation with Cold Atoms

Author(s): Michael SchirberResearchers observe atoms trapped in an optical lattice mimicking particles created in a strong electric field.[Physics 19, s131] Published Thu Oct 01, 2...

Aiming at number 9: CASPAR targets fluorine in new science run

The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research (CASPAR) recreates conditions inside stars to study how elements are made. The experiment recently restarted wi...

Physicists Tackle a Classic Quantum Problem With a Powerful New Computational Method

A new computational approach uses the real electronic structure of materials to predict a classic quantum effect far more accurately than simplified models. Seven magnetic atoms em...

Quantum Light Leaves Its Fingerprint on Electrons

Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonWhen intense quantum light knocks electrons out of atoms, the statistics of the light can be transferred to the electrons.[Physics 19, s123] Published Wed...

How To Arrange Hundreds of Atoms Between Two Mirrors

Author(s): Sophia ChenA new device in which more than 600 atoms are manipulated within a single optical cavity could allow for the scaling up of neutral-atom quantum computers.[Phy...

Scientists Break 3 World Records With Giant Atoms Built for Quantum Computing

Supersized atoms could help quantum computers run longer with fewer errors after scientists broke three records without the costly cooling these experiments usually require. Scient...

This “Atomic Cannon” Could Challenge Einstein’s Theory of Gravity

Scientists have built an “atomic cannon” to test whether exotic matter falls as Einstein’s theory predicts. Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villi...

Putting Momentum Under the Microscope

Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonA new method lets quantum gas microscopes measure not only where atoms are but also how they move.[Physics 19, s129] Published Wed Oct 21, 2026

One-positron quantum cyclotron could put the Standard Model to the test

Magnetic moment could be measured at unprecedented precision The post One-positron quantum cyclotron could put the Standard Model to the test appeared first on Physics World.

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A quantum prediction from 1931 just came to life

Nearly a century after physicist Hans Bethe predicted them, scientists have created and directly observed unusual quantum states known as “Bethe strings” in an ultracold gas. By co...

Surprising result seen in primordial matter inside atom smasher

Physicists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider on Long Island have seen hints of a phase transition from the early universe

Gluon string breaking is simulated using trapped ions

Quantum simulation goes beyond traditional models The post Gluon string breaking is simulated using trapped ions appeared first on Physics World.

Researchers shrink double-slit experiment to atomic scale

Using a crystal as an atomic-scale interferometer enables direct visualization of local atomic arrangements The post Researchers shrink double-slit experiment to atomic scale appea...

What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?

Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.

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Mysterious Gamma Rays Reveal Hidden Magnetism Inside Atomic Nuclei

Scientists have traced a decades-old gamma-ray mystery to hidden magnetic transitions inside atomic nuclei. For decades, nuclear physicists have faced a puzzling question: why do s...

Helium measurements clarify conditions seconds after the Big Bang

New observations of the composition of distant galaxies offer insights into the earliest phases of the universe and confirm decades of scientific understanding of the elements and...

Tiny Particles Charge Like Capacitors

Author(s): Mark BuchananLab experiments provide new details about the charge-transfer process that occurs in ash clouds and other collections of particles.[Physics 19, 143] Publish...

Physicists Hunted a Mysterious Particle – and Found Two Unexpected Structures Instead

A first attempt to produce a mysterious strangeonium state using a photon beam yielded important and unexpected results. Physicists have spent decades trying to organize the growin...

Levitated nanoparticle detects single-atom collisions

Pressure sensors and particle detectors could benefit from research The post Levitated nanoparticle detects single-atom collisions appeared first on Physics World.