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Measuring Temperature by Counting Atoms: "Suppressed Fluctuations in Fermi Gases"

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Physicists count the number of atoms to measure temperatures that are a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero.

The Size of the Proton Measured with Lasers

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Using lasers on muonic hydrogen reveals that the size of the proton is slightly smaller than previously believed, which could have profound implications in the theory of particle physics.

Whence Matter?

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An asymmetry between matter and antimatter which is much larger than what is predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics may have been discovered.

Cooling a "Macroscopic" Object to Its Quantum Ground State

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The largest thing that has ever been observed in its quantum ground state is as long as the width of a human hair.

LHC Physics Begins!

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The LHC at CERN has collided two beams of protons with a total center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV (seven trillion electron volts).

rethinking quantum states and computers

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Even something as big as 200 micrometers will still be subject to quantum effects when cooled to nearly absolute zero.

Highest energy ever

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The Large Hadron Collider is about to set a record by achieving beam circulation at 3.5 TeV, bringing collisions between protons to 7 TeV center-of-mass energy.

Violating Parity with Quarks and Gluons

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The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider observes parity violation in a quark-gluon plasma.

General Relativity: In Pretty Good Shape

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Another analysis indicates that general relativity is consistent with the large-scale structure of the universe after all.

Single-Photon Cooling: Making Maxwell's Demon

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Maxwell's demon inspires a cooling technique for a gas of atoms using single photons and a magnetic trap.

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