The Standard Model is the best explanation we have of the properties and behaviour of the fundamental particles which make up all the matter in the universe.
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Quantum tunneling lies at the heart of many natural phenomena. This article explains how it works and some of the ways we can make use of it.
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The Bohr Model is a representation of the atom where negatively-charged electrons orbit around a positively-charged nucleus in the same way that the planets of the solar system orbit the sun.
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Semiconductor quantum dots are building blocks in quantum communication and information processing systems. A single quantum dot behaves in some ways like a single atom but with the huge advantages that the quantum dot is locked in position and can be functionalized by embedding the quantum dot into a sophisticated heterostructure.
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Quantum computers rely on the principles of quantum mechanics and unlike conventional “classical” computers available today which process information using bits consisting of a one or a zero, a quantum computer will require the use of qubits.
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During the last two decades, there has been a renewed interest in the research of spin physics by electrical means in the solid state community, yielding a variety of spectacular phenomena. The interest is motivated by the quest to understand basic physical principles underlying the electron and nuclear spin interactions and by possible technological applications.
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Magnetometry broadly refers to measuring magnetic fields, and is a topic that is hard to cover in its generality. The fields to be measured could be constant or variable (for example, oscillating or pulsed), and, depending on application, can range in magnitude from femtotesla (fT) to hundreds of tesla.
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Fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy is one of the most advanced and important techniques in biophysical research. The enormous sensitivity of fluorescence allows for the direct detection, spectroscopy and imaging of individual molecules.
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Recent advances in nanofabrication have enabled the development of structures that can manipulate and localize light into volumes below a cubic optical wavelength with storage times of thousands of optical cycles. The emergence of such high quality nanophotonic structures has opened new opportunities for the study of light-matter interaction.
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