Electron makes ultracold atoms move as one
Harnessing the strong particle-gas interaction is early step toward quantum optics applications
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In a Bose-Einstein condensate, represented here, atoms condense from less dense red, yellow and green areas into very dense blue to white areas. Manipulating a single atom in this material can make all of the atoms vibrate together.
UC Boulder, JILA, NIST