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New laser could revolutionize chipmaking
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have invented a device that shoots
streams of atoms in any direction the same way that a laser sends out
beams of light.
The breakthrough, made possible by nudging super-cold, super-slow
atoms into a beam, could lead to a revolutionary new tool for making
extremely small computer chips, said William D. Phillips, who led a
federal team that developed the device.
A report on the work appears today in the journal Science.
"An optical laser works by send...
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Atom laser's creator sees tool, not weapon
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