JILA Team Finds New Parallel Between Cold Gases and 'Hot' Superconductors (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

JILA Team Finds New Parallel Between Cold Gases and 'Hot' Superconductors

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NIST Fellow Deborah Jin in her laboratory at JILA where she studies ultracold atomic gases and their similarities to high-temperature superconductors. The atoms are initially trapped and cooled in a glass cylinder located below the copper coils.

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