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Quantum ground-state cooling of two librational modes of a nanorotor

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Nature Physics, Published online: 06 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03219-1

Controlling the rotational motion of nanoscale objects by trapping and cooling is a prerequisite for exploring quantum rotational phenomena. Now, two orthogonal librational modes of a levitated nanorotor are cooled into their quantum ground state.