Steven Chu Quote

The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.


As quoted by James Gleick in Lasers slow atom for scrutiny, The New York Times, July 13, 1986: Explaining how atoms are cooled.


The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.

The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.

The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.

The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.