Scientists set a new record for measuring magnetic vibrations using the spin of a single atom
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The lab, though it may seem quiet and insulated, can be as full of background noise as a crowded train station when we're trying to catch the announcements. Our brains can filter out the noise and focus on the message up to a certain point, but turning up the volume on the loudspeakers improving the signal-to-noise ratio helps as well.