Standing still is progress - article in University of Groningen Newspaper

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RUG professor Steven Hoekstra is finishing up the molecular decelerator that he built himself. In his search for the shape of electrons, he uses the machine, which is four-and-a-half metres long, to make super fast molecules stand still. That might not sound very exciting, but it could have major implications for how we see the universe. 

By Thereza Langeler / Photo by Reyer Boxem / Translation by Sarah van Steenderen