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Scientists have isolated and cooled a nanoparticle in a solid, achieving macroscopic quantum control for the first time. By removing thermal energy and isolating the particle from its environment, researchers successfully cooled the glass bead to ultra-cold temperatures near absolute zero.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- A quantum of solid University of Vienna · Jan 30, 2020 · first to report
- Cooling a 'massive' solid-state nanoparticle into its quantum ground state American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Jan 30, 2020