Zero-point motion is an irrepressible wiggling that becomes visible at temperatures near absolute zero. Evidence of this quantum motion has previously been uncovered for trapped particles and for small resonators. Now researchers studying nanocrystals have identified a low-temperature emission effect, which they show is related to zero-point motion within the crystal lattice [1]. The effect may be useful in cooling down nanocrystals to lower temperatures than previously possible.
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