In this review recent investigations are summarized of many-body quantum systems with
long-range interactions, which are currently realized in Rydberg atom arrays, dipolar …

In the field of quantum simulation, methods and tools are explored for simulating the
dynamics of a quantum system of interest with another system that is easier to control and …

Heat engines convert thermal energy into mechanical work and generally involve a large
number of particles. We report the experimental realization of a single-atom heat engine. An …

Friction and wear remain as the primary modes of mechanical energy dissipation in moving
mechanical assemblies; thus, it is desirable to minimize friction in a number of applications …

The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …

Friction is undoubtedly one of the most common yet intriguing physical phenomena
encountered in our daily lives. It would be impossible to play a stringed instrument or write …

Direct experimental access to some of the most intriguing quantum phenomena is not
granted due to the lack of precise control of the relevant parameters in their naturally …

Friction between ordered, atomically smooth surfaces at the nanoscale (nanofriction) is often
governed by stick-slip processes. To test long-standing atomistic models of such processes …

We study experimentally and theoretically structural defects which are formed during the
transition from a laser cooled cloud to a Coulomb crystal, consisting of tens of ions in a linear …

Measuring heat flow through nanoscale devices poses formidable practical difficulties as
there is no “ampere meter” for heat. We propose to overcome this problem in a chain of …