Experimental setup diagram (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Experimental setup diagram

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University of Washington researchers used an infrared laser to cool a solid semiconductor material -- labeled here as "cantilever" -- by at least 20 degrees C, or 36 F, below room temperature.

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Anupum Pant

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