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The researchers showed that these single atom systems can withstand demanding conditions, including high temperatures and pressures.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

So he was not dealing with ordinary, day-to-day stuff, let alone whether you should pursue an atom bomb.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Schrödinger's wave equation also made it possible to correctly analyze the hydrogen atom, which contains just one electron.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Materials can behave in surprising ways when they are thinned down layer by layer until they are only a single atom thick.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Most of the physical size of an atom is made up of an electron cloud, which hovers around the nucleus.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland