atomic
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For decades, scientists believed that generating this plasma required collisions involving very heavy atomic nuclei, particularly lead.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Nearly 14 billion years later, researchers can briefly recreate these extraordinary conditions by smashing atomic nuclei together at extremely high energies inside the LHC.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
It is smaller than an atomic nucleus and survives for less than a billionth of a billionth of a second.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
“It feels like an atomic bomb has been dropped on my life,” he told the judge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Einstein’s next idea was one of the greatest that anyone has ever had–indeed, the very greatest according to Boorse, Motz, and Weaver in their thoughtful history of atomic science.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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