Charge it: Neutral atoms made to act like electrically charged particles

(PhysOrg.com) — Completing the story they started by creating synthetic magnetic fields, scientists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland, have now made atoms act as if they were charged particles accelerated by electric fields.

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Charge it: Neutral atoms made to act like electrically charged particles