Researchers Putting a Freeze on Oscillator Vibrations
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 22:42
in Physics & Chemistry
University of Oregon physicists have successfully landed a one-two punch on a tiny glass sphere, refrigerating it in liquid helium and then dosing its perimeter with a laser beam, to bring its naturally occurring mechanical vibrations to a near standstill. The findings could boost advances in information processing that exploits special quantum properties and in precision-measurements for nanotechnology.