Archive: Physics
Physics 2007 Research Highlights
Temperature measurement: In tune with quartz
Tim Reid
Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.269
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Theoretical model and optimization of a novel temperature sensor based on quartz tuning fork resonators. Phys. Scripta T129, 316–320 (2007).
Top of pageQuantum entanglement: No paradox
Tim Reid
Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.280
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et al. All-versus-nothing violation of local realism by two-photon, four-dimensional entanglement. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 240406 (2005).
Top of pageParticle physics: X marks the spot this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.281
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et al. Observation of a resonance X(1835) in J/
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Tim Reid
Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.259
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Effects of dipole polarization of water molecules on ice formation under an electrostatic field. Cryobiol. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2007.10.173 (2007).
Top of pageBiosonar: Echoes on the nose
Felix Cheung
Published online: 28 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.250
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Numerical study of the effect of the noseleaf on biosonar beamforming in a horseshoe bat. Phys. Rev. E 76, 051302 (2007).
Top of pageBipedal nanomotors: Asymmetry locked in
Wei Zeng
Published online: 28 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.252
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Synergic mechanism and fabrication target for bipedal nanomotors. PNAS 104, 17921–17926 (2007).
Top of pageAcoustic metamaterials: Silence all around
Felix Cheung
Published online: 14 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.238
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Acoustic cloaking in three dimensions using acoustic metamaterials. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 183518 (2007).
Top of pageNanochannels: Driven by charges
Wei Zeng
Published online: 14 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.242
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et al. A charge-driven molecular water pump. Nature Nanotech. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2007.320 (2007).
Top of pageLaser ablation: Capturing a piece of the action
Felix Cheung
Published online: 31 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.225
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Time-resolved shadowgraphs of material ejection in intense femtosecond laser ablation of aluminum. Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 167602 (2007).
Top of pagePhotonic crystals: From peaks to valleys
Felix Cheung
Published online: 17 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.215
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Phototunable photonic crystals with reversible wavelength choice. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 141114 (2007).
Top of pageWaveguides: Knowing right from left
Tim Reid
Published online: 26 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.195
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et al. Realization of a super waveguide for high-power-density generation and transmission using right- and left-handed transmission-line circuits. Phys. Rev. E 76, 036602 (2007).
Top of pageQuantum dots: Two is not a crowd
Tim Reid
Published online: 19 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.190
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Electronic structures of N quantum dot molecule. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 092119 (2007).
Top of pageThin films: The stress test
Tim Reid
Published online: 19 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.191
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et al. Ultra-sensitive, highly reproducible film stress characterization using flexible suspended thin silicon plates and local curvature measurements. J. Micromech. Microeng. 17, 1923–1930 (2007).
Top of pageMolecular dynamics: All about the energy
Wei Zeng
Published online: 12 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.185
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et al. Breakdown of the Born–Oppenheimer approximation in the F + o-D2
Top of page DF + D reaction. Science 317, 1061–1064 (2007). Superheavy elements: Finding the right ingredients this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 12 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.186
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et al. Possible way to synthesize superheavy element Z = 117. Chin. Phys. Lett. 24, 2551–2554 (2007).
Top of pageMetallic glasses: Small and stretchy
Wei Zeng
Published online: 05 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.178
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et al. Tensile ductility and necking of metallic glass. Nature Mater. doi: 10.1038/nmat1984 (2007).
Top of pageSonic crystals: Bending sound twice
Rachel Pei Chin Won
Published online: 05 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.180
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et al. Negative birefraction of acoustic waves in a sonic crystal. Nature Mater. doi: 10.1038/nmat1987 (2007).
Top of pageMetamaterials: Perfect invisibility
Tim Reid
Published online: 05 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.182
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Electromagnetic wave interactions with a metamaterial cloak. Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 063903 (2007).
Top of pageMagnetic nanoparticles: Artificial enzymes
Tim Reid
Published online: 29 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.172
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et al. Intrinsic peroxidase-like activity of ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Nature Nanotech. doi: 10.1038/nnano.2007.260 (2007).
Top of pageAnisotropic materials: Not affected by temperature
Anne Pichon
Published online: 22 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.165
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et al. Large anisotropy and effect of deuteration on permittivity in an olefin copper(I) complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200700629 (2007).
Top of pageSuper-hard conductors: Electric diamonds
Tim Reid
Published online: 22 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.167
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Diamond-like BC3 as a superhard conductor identified by ideal strength calculations. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 346223 (2007).
Top of pageLasers: Nanonet confinement
Rachel Pei Chin Won
Published online: 15 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.159
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et al. Spatially confined light output of a crystalline zinc oxide nanonet laser. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 041103 (2007).
Top of pageWealth distribution: Power trend
Tim Reid
Published online: 15 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.163
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Power-law tail in the Chinese wealth distribution. Chin. Phys. Lett. 24, 2434–2436 (2007).
Top of pageRobotics: Fish moving boxes this content is Open !
Wei Zeng
Published online: 15 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.164
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Coordinated control of two biomimetic robotic fish in pushing-object task. IET Control Theory Appl. 1, 1200–1207 (2007).
Top of pageParticle physics: Hidden states this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 08 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.150
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et al. Measurement of
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(2S) radiative decays. Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 011802 (2007). Composite materials: Radar shields
Tim Reid
Published online: 08 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.155
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Preparation and microwave absorption properties of metal magnetic micropowder-coated honeycomb sandwich structures. Smart Mater. Struct. 16, 1501–1505 (2007).
Top of pageCarbon nanotubes: Cool light
Tim Reid
Published online: 08 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.156
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et al. Cold linear cathodes with carbon nanotube emitters and their application in luminescent tubes. Nanotechnology 18, 325702 (2007).
Top of pageFrustrated magnets: Seeking stardom
Anne Pichon
Published online: 25 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.149
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et al. A "star" antiferromagnet: A Polymeric iron(III) acetate that exhibits both spin frustration and long-range magnetic ordering. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200701954 (2007).
Top of pageAttosecond pulses: Launch control
Felix Cheung
Published online: 18 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.139
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Control of the launch of attosecond pulses. Phys. Rev. A 75, 063423 (2007).
Top of pageNanowires: Gas detection in miniature
Tim Reid
Published online: 11 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.130
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et al. Fabrication and ethanol sensing characteristics of ZnO nanowire gas sensors. Appl. Phys. 84, 3654–3656 (2004).
Top of pageEncryption: Organized chaos
Tim Reid
Published online: 11 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.131
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Adaptive complete synchronization of two identical or different chaotic (hyperchaotic) systems with fully unknown parameters. Chaos 15, 043901 (2005).
Top of pageMolecular devices: A brilliant crossword puzzle
Anne Pichon
Published online: 11 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.134
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A fluorophore capable of crossword puzzles and logic memory. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200700526 (2007).
Top of pageOptical spanner: Crystals in a spin
Wei Zeng
Published online: 11 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.136
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Electrically and magnetically controlled optical spanner based on the transfer of spin angular momentum of light in an optically active medium. Phys. Rev. A doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.061403 (2007).
Top of pageSmall-world networks: Let the game go on
Felix Cheung
Published online: 11 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.137
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Complex network study of Asian Go players. Chaos 17, 023111 (2007).
Top of pageSolar wind: Charge on the belt
Tim Reid
Published online: 04 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.122
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Effects of continuous solar wind pressure variations on the long-lasting penetration of the interplanetary electric field during southward interplanetary magnetic field. Adv. Space Res. 39, 1342–1346 (2007).
Top of pageMesoporous materials: Titania urchins
Wei Zeng
Published online: 04 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.124
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et al. Mesoporous titania spheres with tunable chamber structure and enhanced photocatalytic activity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi: 10.1021/ja072191c (2007).
Top of pageMetallic glasses: Changes under pressure
Anne Pichon
Published online: 04 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.126
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Evidence for a pressure-induced phase transition of amorphous to amorphous in two lanthanide-based bulk metallic glasses. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 251903 (2007).
Top of pageMagnetic reconnection: From null to null this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 04 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.127
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et al. Satellite observations of separator-line geometry of three-dimensional magnetic reconnection. Nature Phys. doi: 10.1038/nphys650 (2007).
Top of pageZinc oxide: Crystal under pressure
Tim Reid
Published online: 27 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.116
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First-principles study of the wurtzite-to-rocksalt phase transition in zinc oxide. J. Phys. Condens. Matter 19, 266207 (2007).
Top of pageSuper-excited states: Change the channel
Wei Zeng
Published online: 27 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.120
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A theoretical study of super-excited states of F2. Chin. Phys. Lett. 24, 1220–1223 (2007).
Top of pageFluid dynamics: Understanding Hurricane Katrina
Padma Kant Shukla
Published online: 27 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.121
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Vortices, circumfluence, symmetry groups, and Darboux transformations of the (2+1)-dimensional Euler equation. Phys. Rev. E. 75, 056318 (2007).
Top of pageInsulator-to-metal transition: Breaking down resistance
Tim Reid
Published online: 20 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.112
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et al. Electric field induced collapse of the charge-ordered phase in manganites. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 266202 (2007).
Top of pageRobotic vision: Head-hunting this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 13 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.104
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Head tracking by means of probabilistic neural networks. Meas. Sci. Technol. 18, 1999–2004 (2007).
Top of pageCarbon nanotubes: Twist 'n' roll
Rachel Pei Chin Won
Published online: 06 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.102
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Bending induced rippling and twisting of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 205502 (2007).
Top of pagePermafrost: Rocks are cool
Tim Reid
Published online: 06 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.98
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The 'thermal semi-conductor' effect of crushed rocks. Permafrost Periglac. Processes 18, 151–160 (2007).
Top of pageCarbon nanotubes: One-way twist
Felix Cheung
Published online: 30 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.90
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Torsional behavior of chiral single-walled carbon nanotubes is loading direction dependent. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 201910 (2007).
Top of pageSolar Cells: Taking the sun this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 23 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.85
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et al. Metallated conjugated polymers as a new avenue towards high-efficiency polymer solar cells. Nature Mater. (2007).
Top of pageDNA sequencing: Keeping in line
Tim Reid
Published online: 23 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.88
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et al. Single-base resolution and long-coverage sequencing based on single-molecule nanomanipulation. Nanotechnol. 18, 225101 (2007).
Top of pageAlloys: Six of one this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 16 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.83
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Solid solution alloys of AlCoCrFeNiTix with excellent room-temperature properties. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 181904 (2007).
Top of pageMetamaterials: Mission invisible
Felix Cheung
Published online: 02 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.66
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All-angle broadband negative refraction of metal waveguide arrays in the visible range: Theoretical analysis and numerical demonstration. Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 073901 (2006).
Top of pageNonlinear equations: Waves get new dimension
Lucy Heady
Published online: 25 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.60
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Revisitation of the localized excitations of the (2 + 1)-dimensional KdV equation. J. Phys. A 34, 305–316 (2001).
Top of pageQuantum information: Cavity control
Lucy Heady
Published online: 25 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.61
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Efficient Scheme for two-atom entanglement and quantum information processing in cavity QED. Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2392–2395 (2000).
Top of pageSpin current: A new angle this content is Open !
Lucy Heady
Published online: 25 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.62
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Definition of the spin current: The angular spin current and its physical consequences. Phys. Rev. B 72, 245305 (2005).
Top of pageComputed tomography: A time to refract this content is Open !
Ke Jiang
Published online: 11 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.40
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et al. Computed tomography algorithm based on diffraction-enhanced imaging setup. Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 264101 (2005).
Top of pageSemiconductors: Electric current in a spin this content is Open !
Lucy Heady
Published online: 28 February 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.22
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, , & Proper definition of spin current in spin-orbit coupled systems. Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 076604 (2006).
Top of pageEarth's magnetosphere: Outstanding in the field this content is Open !
Tim Reid
Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070131-5
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et al. In situ evidence for the structure of the magnetic null in a 3D reconnection event in the Earth's magnetotail. Nature Phys. 2, 478–483 (2006).
Top of pagePlanar C60 arrays: The new order
Lucy Heady
Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-25
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et al. Surface science: Topology of two-dimensional C60 domains. Nature 409, 304–305 (2001).
Top of pageGamma-ray bursts: When two become one
Paul Hanlon
Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-27
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, , & X-ray Flares from Postmerger Millisecond Pulsars. Science 311, 1127–1129 (2006).
Top of pageLiquid metals: Glassy outcomes
Wei Zeng
Published online: 10 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.287
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Prediction of glass-forming ability of metallic liquids. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 221910 (2007).
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