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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

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A crystal made of manganese and other elements that provides a strong hyperfine interaction between the nucleus and electrons is just a few millimeters wide. It is shown next to a 100 Yen coin for scale.

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OIST

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