Physicists reach lowest temperature ever recorded in solids using laser cooling
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 14:11
in Physics & Chemistry
When most people think about lasers, they usually imagine them generating heat and even setting something on fire. But, for a group of scientists in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, lasers are actually being used to reach temperatures colder than the arctic circle. Dr. Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, professor of physics and […]