New quantum experiment overcomes major obstacle in search for dark matter and gravitational waves (IMAGE)
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The small glowing ball in the centre of this chamber is a cloud of atoms at close to absolute zero, levitating on blue laser light. These atoms will be cooled even further before becoming tiny sensors, turned to listen for gravitational waves and dark matter
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Dr Thomas Walker, Imperial College London
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