atomic
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In the wine-cellar scene where Devlin discovers uranium—a substance used to build an atomic bomb—in a bottle, Hitchcock relies entirely on Latin dance tunes playing upstairs rather than a suspense cue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In particular, the electron structure of the ultrathin ruthenium dioxide had to experience lattice strain, which places pressure on the material's atomic structure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Scientists later estimated that the impact of the collapse was equivalent to 15 atomic bombs.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Diplomats from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. met with counterparts from Pyongyang to negotiate North Korea’s giving up its atomic ambitions in exchange for security and economic incentives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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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