Nature Research, Nature Physics, 1(3), p. 2-2, 2007
DOI: 10.1038/nphys496
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Crystals of metallic rubidium are observed ``growing'' from paraffin coating of buffer-gas-free glass vapor cells. The crystals have uniform square cross-section, $≈ 30 μ$m on the side, and reach several mm in length.