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No pressure, you have time

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Surface scientists love a good vacuum. The reason for this is captured by the work of Irving Langmuir and the little-known unit bearing his name, explains Daniel Payne.

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Payne, D.T. No pressure, you have time. Nat. Phys. 17, 417 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01196-1

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