A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Garching has for the first time observed evidence of a phenomenon that had previously only been suspected: a theory ...

The ability to store molecules in reconfigurable optical traps could allow researchers to harness the rich physics of molecules in quantum applications. Ultracold atoms are a promising platform for ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...

Researchers created an ultracold gas of molecules with strong magnetic dipoles, which may lead to new types of Bose-Einstein condensates. Creating a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of doubly polar ...

Explains why water molecules are polar, focusing on the electronegativity difference between the atoms in the molecule and how that polarity relates to acid–base behavior from a quantum mechanics ...