Quantum magnets forced to ”chillax”

Quantum magnets forced to ”chillax”

In what may provide a potential path to connecting data in a quantum computer, researchers have shown that excited atoms in silicon can be forced into a relaxed state on-demand using a device that serves as a microwave “tuning fork.” The team’s findings could...
Carol Monaghan visits LCN laboratories

Carol Monaghan visits LCN laboratories

Scottish National Party MP, Carol Monaghan, visited UCL last week.  She had a meeting with UCL Professor Graeme Reid, Chair of Science and Research Policy, before they visited the London Centre for Nanotechnology. Carol is a physicist by training and was Head of...
The makings of a Hund’s metal

The makings of a Hund’s metal

In atomic physics, Hund’s rules refers to a set of guidelines which are used to determine the term symbol that corresponds to the ground state of a multi-electron atom.  The concept of a ‘Hund’s metal’ has arisen from the realization that the interactions that...
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