Using individual molecules as conducting bridges for electrons offers opportunities when
investigating quantum phenomena that are not readily accessible from experiments …

The technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP), which allows efficient and
selective population transfer between quantum states without suffering loss due to …

Laser cooling and trap**,, and magneto-optical trap** methods in particular, have
enabled groundbreaking advances in science, including Bose–Einstein condensation …

Optical forces and torques offer the route towards full degree-of-freedom manipulation of
matter. Exploiting structured light has led to the discovery of gradient and curl forces, and …

This article reviews recent developments in tests of fundamental physics using atoms and
molecules, including the subjects of parity violation, searches for permanent electric dipole …

Transverse spin momentum related to the spin angular momentum (SAM) of light has been
theoretically studied recently and predicted to generate an intriguing optical lateral force …

Tremendous progress in nanotechnology has enabled advances in the use of luminescent
nanomaterials in imaging, sensing and photonic devices. This translational process relies …

A groundbreaking text and reference book on twenty-first-century classical physics and its
applications This first-year graduate-level text and reference book covers the fundamental …

Optical trap** and manipulation of micrometre-sized particles was first reported in 1970.
Since then, it has been successfully implemented in two size ranges: the subnanometre …

Recent developments in frequency metrology and optical clocks have been based on
electronic transitions in atoms and singly charged ions as references. The control over all …