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The Overlap of Two Photons

21 September 2009
Researchers have measured the overlap time of an entangled pair of photons by treating them like ordinary laser pulses.
article link PRL (18 September 2009)
frequency doubling crystal

Bacteria Give Stirring Performance

11 September 2009
A new technique provides a 3-D view of the organized motion of swimming bacteria.
article link PRE (September 2009)
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bacterial plumes

What Makes It So Hard?

4 September 2009
According to a new theory, the extreme hardness of new layered materials comes from the strength of chemical bonds that are oriented perpendicular to the deforming force, rather than parallel, as might be expected.
article link PRB (August 2009)
ReB2 crystal structure

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