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Quantum optics

Controlling the light

Means to access and manipulate X-rays have been developing at a slow pace. But quantum-optical effects in ensembles of nuclei offer a way to tackle the control of this energetic radiation. See Letter p.199

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Adams, B. Controlling the light. Nature 482, 169–170 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/482169a

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