Transparent iron? For the first time, an experiment shows that atomic nuclei can become transparent
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
At the high-brilliance synchrotron light source PETRA III, a team of DESY scientists headed by Dr. Ralf Röhlsberger has succeeded in making atomic nuclei transparent with the help of X-ray light. At the same time they have also discovered a new way to realize an optically controlled light switch that can be used to manipulate light with light, an important ingredient for efficient future quantum computers.