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Read article: Nanoparticle ‘tracers’ reveal quantized vortices in superfluid helium Superconductivity Research update Nanoparticle ‘tracers’ reveal quantized vortices in superfluid helium New work could improve our understanding of superfluids and shed more light on turbulence