# Atoms are famously camera-shy. This dazzling custom rig can catch them.

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/atoms-are-famously-camera-shy-this-dazzling-custom-rig-can-catch-them/
- Published: 2022-08-30T09:45:02-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: When built, the MAGIS-100 atom interferometer will be the largest in the world. But it’s still missing a key component: a detailed camera. Photo credit: Stanford University. Article by Rahul Rao. Popular Science – August 28, 2022. The mirror-studded camera is designed to take glamour shots of quantum physics experiments. In suburban Chicago, about 34 miles west of Lake Michigan, sits a hole in the ground that goes about 330 feet straight down. Long ago, scientists had the shaft drilled for a particle physics experiment that’s long vanished from this world. Now, in a few short years, they will reuse the shaft for a new project with the mystical name MAGIS-100. […] Click here to view original web page at www.popsci.com Curated by John Wysocki Chief Technical Officer See Full Bio