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Scientists Freeze a Spinning Nanoparticle to Its Quantum Limit

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Scientists Freeze a Spinning Nanoparticle to Its Quantum Limit
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A team of physicists has pushed the limits of quantum control by cooling the rotational motion of a nanoscale object to its lowest possible energy state. Quantum mechanics tells us that no particle can ever be completely motionless. But how precisely can its orientation be controlled? Researchers at the University of Vienna, working with colleagues [...]

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