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For the first time, physicists have created a one-dimensional gas made out of pure light, and they want to use it to study how photons, or particles of light, behave on a quantum level.
Photons are bosons, particles that have integer spin, meaning that they can occupy the same state and space at a given time. When a gas of bosons is cooled to near-zero temperatures, all its particles lose their energy, entering into the same energy states. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Physicists have created photon gasses in two dimensions before. But creating them in just one is way trickier.
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