Controlling reactions between molecules is a major fundamental goal in chemistry and doing so on the level of individual quantum states is very challenging. Now, control over the reactant state and full characterization of the product-state distribution of an ultracold bimolecular reaction has been demonstrated.
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Osterwalder, A. Ultimate control in chemistry. Nat. Chem. 13, 396–397 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-021-00689-z
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