2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/161360We give a comprehensive overview of the development of micro traps, from the first experiments on guiding atoms using current carrying wires in the early 1990's to the creation of a BEC on an atom chip.published version can be downloaded at: http://www.atomchip.org -> Review ArticlesQuantum Physicstext