Figure 1: Schematic of the setup and the optical ion-trapping sequence. Figure 2: Optical trapping probability in dependence on the total trap depth U tot. We present a novel method for stray electric ...

The ultrafast placement of an electron in a polar liquid generates collective molecular vibrations in a spherical nano-volume. The vibrations change the diameter of this sphere periodically for more ...

Flooding and landslides in East Africa have killed dozens of people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Australia, a period of hot, dry weather has ...

Nicky Wright receives funding from the Australian Research Council and industry sources. Andréa S. Taschetto receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Andrew King receives funding from ...

A dipole antenna is easy, right? Two wires, each a quarter wavelength long, emanate from a coax or other feedline. Unless it is an off-center dipole. The length is still the same, but you move the ...

One of the climate factors that brought so much rain to eastern Australia has eased, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), as it forecasts some respite for flood-weary communities. BOM's ...

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has officially declared yet another climatic phenomenon likely to add to unrelenting rain on Australia’s east coast. The Indian Ocean Dipole affects rainfall patterns ...