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Colorado's quantum awakening

Colorado's quantum awakening

Colorado's quantum awakening

JILA’s 3-D quantum gas atomic clock consists of a grid of light formed by three pairs of laser beams. Photo by G.E. Marti/JILA.

By Daniel Strain