X-Message-Number: 31952 Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:25:57 -0400 From: hrhirsch <> Subject: Laser cooling Laser cooling has taken an important step toward such practical applications as reducing temperatures rapidly to values near absolute zero according to an article in "Wired Science": www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/lasercooling/. Although I used to be a physicist, I really don't understand how this works. Can someone enlighten me? If practical, it might be just what we need for vitrification. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=31952