Here we review the field of atom chips in the context of Bose–Einstein Condensates (BEC) as well as cold matter in general. Twenty years after the first realization of the BEC and 15 years after the realization of the atom chip, the latter has been found to enable extraordinary feats: from producing BECs at a rate of several per second, through the realization of matter-wave interferometry, and all the way to novel probing of surfaces and new forces. In addition, technological applications are also being intensively pursued. This review will describe these developments and more, including new ideas which have not yet been realized.

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原子芯片上的冷物质十五年：承诺、实现和前景

在这里，我们在玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体 (BEC) 以及一般冷物质的背景下回顾原子芯片领域。在 BEC 首次实现 20 年后和原子芯片实现 15 年后，人们发现后者实现了非凡的壮举：从以每秒数次的速度生产 BEC，到实现物质波干涉测量，一直到对表面和新力的新颖探测。此外，技术应用也得到了深入的探索。这篇评论将描述这些发展以及更多，包括尚未实现的新想法。