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atom

[at-uhm] / ˈæt əm /


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"It can be shown that when the electron returns to its atom, it generates a whole range of different frequencies with roughly equal intensity," says Dimitar Popmintchev, postdoc in Tenio Popmintchev's team at TU Wien.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dismissing a new structure for looking familiar misses the point, the company argues: swapping a single atom is how many of today's most useful materials arrived, from phone components to sunscreen.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

But about four years ago, when reports of AI’s advancement began to break through to people paying attention, there was no declared objective: “We’ll split the atom, win the war, put man on the moon.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The magnetic impurity contains unpaired electrons whose spin gives the atom its magnetism.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Splitting one uranium atom releases about 200 million electron volts.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

These defects, called dislocations, allow layers of atoms to shift relative to one another, helping the material absorb stress without breaking.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Although the overall system was isolated from the outside world, atoms could move between these two regions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

To build his miniature cosmos, Barontini used a cloud of approximately 24,000 atoms cooled to just a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The atoms were confined inside a carefully controlled quantum system designed to remain isolated from its surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

When two or more atoms are bonded, as in water, they form a molecule.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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