Atomic, molecular & optical physics

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European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade Nov 26, 2008

New beamlines will allow nanometre-scale experiments at Grenoble lab

Light moves tiny devices Nov 26, 2008 1 comment

Researchers combine nanophotonics and nanomechanics

A simpler route to invisibility Nov 25, 2008 2 comments

Geometry of curved space could be used to make broadband cloak, say physicists

First 'bona fide' direct images of exoplanets Nov 13, 2008 1 comment

Hubble, Gemini and Keck spot four new planets outside our solar system

Phoenix unlocks the icy history of Mars Nov 13, 2008

Jacqueline Hewett speaks to Peter Smith, the principal investigator on NASA's Phoenix mission to Mars

Measuring ultrashort pulses needs precision Nov 13, 2008

Marie Freebody speaks to Rick Trebino about the intricacies of measuring ultrashort pulses and how the devices that characterize such pulses can be commercialized

Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology Nov 13, 2008

Joost van Mameren explains how quantitative force measurements by optical tweezers can unravel the mechanical properties of biological molecules

Invisibility extends out of its shell Nov 11, 2008

This invisibility cloak can make a nearby object vanish, say researchers

Menlo takes frequency combs to the masses Nov 7, 2008

Nadya Anscombe discovers how Nobel prize winning research has been turned into a practical product

Plasmonics propagates into new optical fields Nov 7, 2008

Marie Freebody speaks to Niek van Hulst about the potential wealth of applications for plasmonics

Jenoptik looks to solar for future growth Nov 7, 2008

Michael Mertin is the man responsible for Jenoptik's recent restructure and securing future growth. Jacqueline Hewett asks him how heavily photovoltaics features in these plans

Optical oscilloscope is fit for high-speed studies Nov 6, 2008 1 comment

Device beats the resolution of conventional devices by more than a factor of five

Electrons put a new spin on chirality Nov 5, 2008 10 comments

Could radiation striking magnetic materials be responsible for the 'handedness' of biological molecules?

Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY Oct 31, 2008 1 comment

Accelerator lab chooses nanostructure expert as new director

Spin segregation puzzles physicists Oct 23, 2008 7 comments

'Up' and 'down' spins in ultracold Fermi gas stay apart longer than expected