(National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)) Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have ‘flash-frozen’ a flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions (electrically charged atoms), opening new possibilities for simulating magnetism at the quantum scale and sensing signals from mysterious dark matter.

Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/nios-np022019.php