How does laser cooling work?

Laser hair removal video:    • Science of Laser Hair Removal in SLOW MOTION   Veritasium:    / veritasium   How can light be used to cool atoms and molecules ? Lasers are known to burn things, fix eyes, and dance on powerpoint presentations. But they can also be used to cool objects to some of the coldest temperatures in the universe. Help us translate our videos! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_p... Creator: Dianna Cowern Writer: Sophia Chen Animations: Kyle Norby http://physicsgirl.org/   / thephysicsgirl     / thephysicsgirl     / thephysicsgirl   More resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Bpz... Stock visuals: Pixabay.com and shutterstock.com Music: APM and YouTube Laser Cooling animation: NOVA Animations: Kyle Norby