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title: Physicists Get Thousands of Semiconductor Nuclei to Do 'Quantum Dances' in Unison
description: A team of researchers has found a way to control the sea of nuclei in semiconductor quantum dots so they can operate as a quantum memory device. The team used lasers to “cool” the nuclei to less than 1 milliKelvin. They then showed they can control and manipulate the thousands of nuclei as if they form a single body in unison.
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# [Physicists Get Thousands of Semiconductor Nuclei to Do 'Quantum Dances' in Unison](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/physicists-get-thousands-of-semiconductor-nuclei-to-do-quantum-dances-in-unison)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 9/20/19 4:00 PM

A team of researchers has found a way to control the sea of nuclei in semiconductor quantum dots so they can operate as a quantum memory device. The team used lasers to “cool” the nuclei to less than 1 milliKelvin. They then showed they can control and manipulate the thousands of nuclei [**as if they form a single body in unison**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PenvSKcsPl0).

[Read the full article on* Science Daily *→](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190221141434.htm)

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