atomic

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Angular momentum is familiar in everyday life through spinning objects like bicycle wheels or merry-go-rounds, but at the atomic scale it is deeply connected to magnetism.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Machine-learning-assisted simulations showed how sodium interacted with the glass at the atomic level, confirming the experimental results.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Aside from quantum computers themselves, Infleqtion is developing technologies like quantum sensors and atomic clocks that lend themselves to precision timing and navigation.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

For minerals you could imagine the “gravel” to be atomic elements, the “bucket” to be a cosmic cloud where atoms can bind into molecules and the feature of interest being chemical stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He’d helped track down the spies who’d stolen American atomic bomb secrets during World War II. This new piece of film reminded him of that operation.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin