experiments
Breaking a chemical bond
The fundamental question how a molecular bond breaks is of interest in many fields of science and has been studied extensively. Yet, now writing in Nature…
Spin Diagnostics – MRI for a quantum simulation
By comparing the measurements to a known spectrum of relaxation times, medical professionals can determine whether the imaged tissue is muscle, bone, or even a…
Study finds physical link to strange electronic behavior
Scientists have new clues this week about one of the baffling electronic properties of the iron-based high-temperature superconductor barium iron nickel…
Smarter Than a First-Grader?
In Aesop’s fable about the crow and the pitcher, a thirsty bird happens upon a vessel of water, but when he tries to drink from it, he finds the water level …
Measuring the mass of ‘massless’ electrons
Graphene, a one-atom-thick carbon sheet, has taken the world of physics by storm—in part, because its electrons behave as massless particles. Yet these…
Unique insight into molecules
“It is a major step towards fully understanding the natural processes at the atomic scale.” That is the conclusion a group of Würzburg experimental physicists…