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The dialogue between quantum light and matter
 | , Physics 4, 68 (2011) – Published August 29, 2011 |
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Controlling for the “look-elsewhere effect”
 | Published August 29, 2011 When searching for new physics at the Large Hadron Collider, researchers have to keep track of how many places they look. |
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Pointing toward stability
 | Published August 25, 2011 A theoretical proposal shows how pure quantum states can be turned into long-lasting states that are protected from decoherence. |
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Measuring how far vibrations travel
 | Published August 25, 2011 Researchers have developed a new technique to determine how far vibrational excitations travel before they scatter, an important parameter for some nanoscale devices. |
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Out of many atoms, one photon
 | Published August 25, 2011 A gas of excited-state atoms could perform as a single-photon detector. |
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All that is gold does not glitter
 | , Physics 4, 66 (2011) – Published August 22, 2011 |
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Majorana fermions inch closer to reality
 | , Physics 4, 67 (2011) – Published August 22, 2011 |
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Magnetic joystick
 | Published August 18, 2011 A two-dimensional trap takes advantage of the magnetic domain walls in a narrow wire to guide the thermal motion of magnetic particles. |
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Rotating the spin of an exciton
 | Published August 18, 2011 Researchers use a laser pulse to manipulate excitons confined in quantum dots. |
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Better transistors through quantum mechanics
 | Published August 18, 2011 More compact transistors may be possible by harnessing the quantum properties of semiconductor heterostructures. |
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Defects step aside to let battery current flow
 | Published August 18, 2011 New research explains how a novel type of rechargeable battery is able to sequester defects, so that ions can move more easily between electrodes. |
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Visualizing quantum mechanics
 | , Physics 4, 64 (2011) – Published August 15, 2011 |
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Rush hour in a drop of coffee
 | , Physics 4, 65 (2011) – Published August 15, 2011 |
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Designer lattices
 | Published August 15, 2011 A theoretical approach shows how particles need to be designed such that they self-assemble into a particular structure. |
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Know when to fold ‘em
 | Published August 11, 2011 Corrugations found along the intestine’s inner wall reflect both a mechanical buckling and the constant birth and death of cells, theorists suggest. |
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Leave no trace
 | Published August 11, 2011 Objects could move through water without generating a wake if they are shrouded with a combination of porous materials and tiny pumps. |
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Untangling energy metabolism
 | , Physics 4, 63 (2011) – Published August 8, 2011 |
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Quantum liquids move to a higher dimension
 | , Physics 4, 62 (2011) – Published August 8, 2011 |
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Collisions on the sky
 | Published August 8, 2011 Cosmic microwave background data have been combed for evidence of bubble universe collisions that might signal the existence of eternal inflation. |
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A floating apothecary
 | Published August 8, 2011 Levitation technique provides a way to solidify pharmaceutical drugs in a highly soluble form. |
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A light-matter laser squeezed into a nanowire
 | Published August 4, 2011 In nanowire form, semiconductor lasers that rely on the coherent scattering of polaritons produce light with less energy. |
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Diffusion in a membrane
 | Published August 4, 2011 Calculations elucidate how the lateral diffusion of macromolecules within a liquid membrane depends on the properties of the solvent layer surrounding it. |
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Two for one in a colloidal glass
 | , Physics 4, 61 (2011) – Published August 1, 2011 Colloids containing ellipsoidal particles have two distinct glass transitions. |
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Light doubles back
 | , Physics 4, 60 (2011) – Published August 1, 2011 Metamaterials can act as nonlinear mirrors, reflecting back an incoming electromagnetic wave at twice the frequency. |
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Dirac points multiply in the presence of a BEC
 | Published August 1, 2011 According to calculations, unexpected physics emerges when a Bose-Einstein condensate is confined to a hexagonal optical lattice. |
