I began my day much like any other — meditation, coffee and exercise. On this particular day, I was traveling with family in an unfamiliar city. We decided to walk to a nearby breakfast place. On our ...

The optical and material properties of negatively charged nitrogen–vacancy (NV) centres in diamond make them attractive for applications ranging from quantum information to electromagnetic sensing.

We all have choices of how we choose to live our life. This includes the people we spend time with, the thoughts we think and the actions we take. With all the places your mind and body can travel, it ...

Vibrational spectroscopy uses visible and infrared light to reveal molecular-level details, enabling high-quality material ...

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a vibrational exfoliation technique that enables scalable, ...

Precision control over the quantum states of atoms has allowed tremendous advances in both applied and fundamental physics, ranging from ultraprecise clocks 13 and gravity gradiometers 14, to ...

An international research collaboration headed by VU-scientist Jeroen Koelemeij developed a new method to measure vibrational frequencies in the molecular hydrogen ion at four hundred times higher ...

We all know that an effective wellness practice incorporates physical and emotional elements, such as getting enough sleep, and making the time to meditate. However, one area of wellbeing, which ...

An Adam Rudolph recording is less a collection of musical pieces than of sound paintings. The elements he works with are musical ones--any instrument known to mankind might be used, and often even ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating 2D materials that runs at room temperature and increases production rates tenfold over current methods, without using toxic solvents.