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Physicists prove 93-year-old quantum prediction using ultracold atoms

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Physicists prove 93-year-old quantum prediction using ultracold atoms

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By cooling cesium atoms to near absolute zero, scientists have successfully created and observed 'Bethe strings' for the first time since they were predicted in 1931. These unique clusters of atoms can bind together and interact without traditional chemical bonds, opening up exciting new frontiers in our understanding of quantum physics.

By cooling cesium atoms to near absolute zero, scientists have successfully created and observed ‘Bethe strings’ for the first time since they were predicted in 1931. These unique clusters of atoms can bind together and interact without traditional chemical bonds, opening up exciting new frontiers in our understanding of quantum physics.

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