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Cold Atom Laboratory Doing Cool Research

Martin Perez

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

The Cold Atom Laboratory will forge fluffy molecules and probe the wonders of quantum physics when it launches to the International Space Station next year.

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