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Coupled Waveguides
Coupled waveguides have properties that could be ideal for storing of quantum information.
Waltz of the Algae
As two Volvox algae swim close to a solid surface, they attract one another and can form stable bound states in which they "waltz" around each other.
Non-Linear Vacuum Rabi Splitting
Vacuum Rabi splitting shows as a pair of resolvable peaks when a single resonant atom is confined within a cavity.
Carbon Nanotubes Deposited Like Paper Fibers
Buckypaper: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image demonstrates a pseudo 2-D network of carbon nanotubes deposited like paper fibers in a thin, sparse sheet (NIST).
Centrifugal Instability of an Oscillating Boundary Layer
A cylinder oscillating transversely in water, producing a "centrifugal instability," as shown by fluorescent dye.
Umbilic Defects
Opposites attract and destroy: umbilic defects in liquid crystal.
