http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A new optical sensor developed by the American National Institute of Standards and Technology was successfully tested by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) in the "magnetically best shielded room on Earth." The sensor does not need advanced cooling and is very small. Its suitability was proven for biomagnetic measurements in the picotesla range. So, magnetocardiographic measurement devices -- to be used as a supplement or an alternative to the ECG -- could become simpler and less expensive. http://www.physorg.com/news179751368.html Physics Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:56:58 EST news179751368 (PhysOrg.com) -- `Fock states will play a role in the future of quantum computing,` Andrew Cleland tells PhysOrg.com. `We have completed the first experimental measurement of the time decay of Fock states in a superconducting quantum circuit, and we believe this will provide useful information as we work toward developing a quantum computer.` Cleland is a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and works with a group headed by John Martinis. http://www.physorg.com/news149252720.html Physics Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:05:20 EST news149252720