Instructional Video4:19
Science ABC

Bose Einstein Condensate Explained in Simple Words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Bose Einstein condensate is considered the fifth state of matter - its obtained when gas particles are cooled to almost absolute zero temperature. To generate the Bose-Einstein condensate, the first step is to obtain a cloud of gas; a...
Instructional Video4:27
Curated Video

Bose Einstein Condensate Explained in Simple Words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Bose Einstein condensate is considered the fifth state of matter - it’s obtained when gas particles are cooled to almost absolute zero temperature. To generate the Bose-Einstein condensate, the first step is to obtain a cloud of gas; a...
Instructional Video7:43
National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST Unscripted: Eric Cornell

9th - 12th
Eric Cornell, NIST Fellow and Nobel Laureate tells the exciting story of how he and colleague Carl Weiman made the first-ever observation of a new state of matter, the Bose-Einstein condensate, in 1995. The breakthrough led to the duo,...
Instructional Video2:54
Curated OER

The Race for Absolute Zero

9th - 12th
When atoms are cooled to extremely low temperatures, the atoms begin to act like waves, overlap, and technically lose their identity! In this condensed introduction to the Bose-Einstein condensate, an MIT physicist explains how. Use it...