This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Atom interferometer. Close-up of a commercially available atom

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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Atom interferometer. Close-up of a commercially available atom interferometer. This device uses the difference in wave characteristics of clouds of ultra-cold atoms to make extremely precise measurements of variations in local gravity.

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