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Ultracold matter Research update Fermi gas atoms form supercool molecules US physicists have made ultracold molecules in a Fermi gas for the first time
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Lasers Research update Dawn of the cantilaser A mechanical laser could pioneer nano-scale experiments
Constants and units Research update The height of frequency standards Atomic clocks confront geophysics in experiments to measure time
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