“…Researchers in the field of levitated optomechanics [2] are perfecting their techniques: State-of-the-art experiments control nanoparticle rotations with ultra-high precision [3][4][5][6][7], spin them with unprecedented rotation frequencies [5,6,8], achieve record-breaking torque sensitivities [9], and cool nanoparticles into their center-of-mass ground state [10,11]. In a typical setup, a sub-micron dielectric particle is optically, electrically, or magnetically levitated in ultra-high vacuum and coherently interfaced with a laser field, serving to cool and manipulate the nanoparticle motion.…”