Trapping atoms in a laser beam offers a new way to measure gravity0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 8, 2019
The technique can measure slight gravitational variations, which could help in mapping terrain
The technique can measure slight gravitational variations, which could help in mapping terrain
Structures called skyrmions might overcome hurdles in nuclear physics calculations
An expanding cloud of atoms could offer insight into unanswered cosmological questions
Researchers at Griffith University working with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have unveiled a stunningly accurate technique for scientific measurements which uses a single atom as the sensor, with sensitivity down to 100 zeptoNewtons.
Scientists have provided proof for a new state of matter: an electron orbits a nucleus at a great distance, while many other atoms are bound inside the orbit.
This is the first instance of triggering a chemical reaction with mechanical pressure alone.
A laser is shone on the trapped strontium atom, and as it absorbs and emits energy, we can see the glow, without actually seeing the atom itself
“Discovering the step-by-step process of how proteins function is necessary not only to inform treatment of disease, but also to shed light on the grand questions of biology.”
Scientists have an idea of what’s inside of an atom, and gives a descriptive picture with 3D imagery.