From nearly indestructible metals, like tungsten, to delicate clouds in the sky, atoms make up everything around us. But do these atoms ever touch each other? As with most topics in atomic physics, ...
Until now, atoms have never been imaged interacting freely in space, but a new technique known as non-resolved microscopy has changed that. MIT physicists were able to successfully capture images of ...
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A team of researchers has developed a new way to control and measure atoms that are so close together no optical lens can distinguish them. When atoms get extremely close, they develop intriguing ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Until now, atoms have never been imaged interacting freely in space, but a new technique known as ...
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