nanoparticles, new discoveries, quantum particles, quantum physics

Quantum Particles: Pulled and Com­­pressed

Quantum particles have very special properties. Very recently, researchers led by Markus Aspelmeyer at the University of Vienna and Lukas Novotny at ETH Zurich cooled a glass nanoparticle into the quantum regime for the first time. To do this, the particle is deprived of its kinetic energy with the help of lasers. What remains are ...

Troy Oakes

A microscope viewing a slide.