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atom

[at-uhm] / ˈæt əm /


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Of course, so much of what’s otherwise known points a finger directly back at Taylor Farms, false-positive atom splitting notwithstanding, and there’s only so much the company can do to deflect.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

This frustrated Marcus because he otherwise liked the innovative theory that had been proposed by Willard Libby, a physicist who had helped develop the atom bomb.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

So when my Google searches treat my request for info about sitcom intros of years past like splitting the atom, I get suspicious.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

In a typical cavity QED setup, each atom has a ground state and an excited state separated by a specific energy difference.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2026

The atom provides an organizing principle for modern physics—and it tantalizes us with the prospect of controlling matter and energy.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In this case, the light itself affects the same silver atoms responsible for producing the dark absorption lines.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

It also released about 35 percent of the fluorine atoms originally bound within the chemicals, converting them into fluoride salts.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

To investigate the process, Montemore and co-author Santu Biswas, a postdoctoral fellow in Tulane's Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, used computer simulations to model how atoms and electrons behave.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Using advanced inelastic neutron scattering techniques, the researchers observed both the positions of atoms within the crystal and how those atoms moved.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

“Even though only about fifteen atoms were involved, they kept falling out of the awkward pincers set up to hold them.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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