[2010-02-02] Considerable progresses made in controlling quantum gases open up a new avenue to study chemical processes. Rudolf Grimm’s research team has now succeeded in directly observing chemical exchange processes in an ultracold sample of cesium atoms and Feshbach molecules. They report on their findings in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Read more …Ultracold Chemistry: First direct observation of exchange process in quantum gas
[2010-02-02] Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger were named winners of Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize on Monday. They share the prize for their work in quantum physics and will receive the awards in a ceremony on May 13.
Read more …Aspect, Clauser and Zeilinger win prestigious Wolf Prize
[2010-01-18] Die Pariser Académie des sciences de l'Institut de France ist eine der ältesten Akademien der Welt. Sie versammelt herausragende französische und ausländische WissenschafterInnen. Im Dezember 2009 hat die Académie des sciences 18 neue assoziierte AusländerInnen (associés étrangers) in ihren Kreis gewählt. Unter ihnen – neben vier Frauen inklusive einer Nobelpreisträgerin – Anton Zeilinger.
Read more …Anton Zeilinger in die Pariser Académie des sciences aufgenommen
[2010-01-06] Researchers of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information used a calcium ion to simulate a relativistic quantum particle, demonstrating a phenomenon that has not been directly observable so far: the Zitterbewegung. They have published their findings in the current issue of the renowned journal Nature.