Bose-Einstein condensates - ultracold atoms that share the same quantum state - were first created in 1995. Since then, techniques have improved to the extent that theorists now dream of using condensates to model physical systems such as black holes and galaxy clusters.
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Anglin, J. Why trapped atoms are attractive. Nature 406, 29–30 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35017678
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