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atom

[at-uhm] / ˈæt əm /


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The atoms were manipulated near the surface of a specially designed atom chip.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

Using a sensitive detector in an an underground laboratory in the US, the researchers saw an atom and mystery particle colliding.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

"Our calculations regard the concrete physical model of an atom that is placed in a cavity between two mirrors, where it can absorb and emit light particles," says postdoc Marcelo Janovitch.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Chemists use the term "valency" to describe how many "hands" an atom effectively has available to connect with other atoms in a chemical compound.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

As with Dalton and the atom, neither Bateson nor Johannsen had any understanding of what a gene was.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The experiment was carried out at Ben-Gurion University using clouds of rubidium atoms cooled to temperatures just above absolute zero.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

"The idea was simple. PVC, as one of the most activated forms of polyethylene, ought to be easily converted into some other molecules by replacing the chlorine atoms with other groups," Liu said.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

By keeping the ruthenium atoms isolated, the design can deliver strong catalytic performance while requiring only very small amounts of metal, improving efficiency compared with conventional systems.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

This allowed the team to produce an image of the complete molecular orbital and distinguish features that are even smaller than the distance separating the carbon atoms within the molecule.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Of the remaining atoms, half of those will decay in the next five years.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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