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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

The approach relies on a diamond containing a microscopic magnetic defect formed by a nitrogen atom and a missing neighboring carbon atom.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

When an incoming ion strikes an oxygen-treated surface, two oxygen atoms can combine with a nearby sulfur atom to form sulfur dioxide, a stable gas that can naturally leave the surface.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

“I don’t know exactly what happened,” Aikichi Kuboyama told his wife, “but on our way home we encountered something—an atom bomb, I think.”

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

During oxygen evolution, they create conditions that make it easier for oxygen atoms to join together.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

These regions may be only a few atoms thick, yet they can strongly influence how well the materials on either side work together.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

If a photon like this is fired into the cloud, the most likely outcome is that its energy will be transferred to the atoms, and then re-emitted as a photon traveling in a random direction.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Researchers from the University of Toronto, L'École Normale Supérieure in Paris and Lehigh University in Pennsylvania reached the finding by studying ultracold potassium atoms cooled to nearly absolute zero.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

When they do, energy from the atoms is released as heat.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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