# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/yKtC7IE9iT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461789-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/16341ec234.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-01-22T19:02:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

Scientists use a laser beam to slow down atoms of erbium, a rare earth metal. This can be used to investigate quantum computing.

#science #ifls #laserbeam #erbium #boseeinstein #einstein #matter #quantum #metal #earthmetal #atoms #qauntumcomputing #physics #briangreene

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## Tags

science, quantum, erbium, ifls, physics, matter, laserbeam, einstein, boseeinstein, briangreene, qauntumcomputing, metal, earthmetal, atoms

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