Optically Levitated Glowing Nanodiamond (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Optically Levitated Glowing Nanodiamond

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University of Rochester researchers demonstrate photoluminescence from optically levitated nanodiamonds. The research could allow researchers to test fundamental physics questions related to quantum mechanics as well as provide a tool to perform high sensitivity nanoscale force sensing.

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Photo by J. Adam Fenster/University of Rochester

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