The giant atoms naturally turn into a time crystal. This discovery is not just intriguing for the study of the Rydberg atoms, which have been known for less than a decade; it is also a completely new ...

Researchers have succeeded in creating a "time crystal" in the laboratory that maintains autonomous rhythms at room ...

Glass cell containing the rubidium metal that are mixed with nitrogen gas and heated up to 105º Celsius. At that high temperature, the metal vaporizes, creating free rubidium atoms that diffuse ...

Letter Published: 01 March 1936 Electrical Conductivity of Thin Films of Rubidium on Glass Surfaces A. C. B. LOVELL Nature 137, 493–494 (1936) Cite this article ...

Mirrors like this can now be made from a single layer of atoms Mirrors are usually made from flat surfaces of metal or coated glass – but now they can even be made from a few hundred atoms. Jun ...

The United States Geological Survey says specialty glass products are the leading market for rubidium and rubidium carbonate to help reduce electrical conductivity, which improves stability and ...

Rubidium is an alkali metal in group IA of the periodic table with atomic number 37, an atomic weight of 85.47, and a density of 1.53 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 38.9 C, and it boils at 688 C. The ...