Excitons: Exotic particles, chilled and trapped, form giant matter wave
Physicists have trapped and cooled exotic particles called excitons so effectively that they condensed and cohered to form a giant matter wave.
Physicists have trapped and cooled exotic particles called excitons so effectively that they condensed and cohered to form a giant matter wave.
General Physics
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Other
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Environment
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Economics & Business
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Environment
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Social Sciences
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Social Sciences
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Social Sciences
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