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Atoms Organize Themselves

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Physics 6, 30 (2013) – Published March 15, 2013
A theoretical model finds that atoms can organize themselves into a regularly spaced row when trapped between a pair of nanosized optical fibers.
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Optical Fibers Illuminate Single Ion

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Physics 6, 10 (2013) – Published January 25, 2013
A tiny cavity made from two optical fibers—previously used only with neutral atoms—strengthens the interaction between an ion and a photon, an important step toward quantum computers and networks.
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Nobel Prize—Tools for Quantum Tinkering

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Physics 5, 114 (2012) – Published October 12, 2012
David Wineland and Serge Haroche, who studied photons and atoms in new ways, have won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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First Frame from 3D Molecular Movie

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Physics 5, 108 (2012) – Published September 28, 2012
In a step toward 3D movies, researchers have combined short laser pulses with electron diffraction methods to rapidly map the structure of a simple molecule in three dimensions.