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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
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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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