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A laser that turns down the heat

Nature volume 409, pages 572–573 (2001)Cite this article

An intense laser beam might be expected to cut, burn or blast anything in its path. But at the right wavelength and with a suitable target material, laser light can also chill.

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Figure 1: Cooling a solid with light.

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