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atom

[at-uhm] / ˈæt əm /


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To see how the enzyme handles synthetic genetic information, the team combined biochemical experiments with high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy capable of revealing structures at scales smaller than the width of a single atom.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

Using a sensitive detector in an an underground laboratory in the US, the researchers saw an atom and mystery particle colliding.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

In the semi-classical limit, the atom inside the cavity continues to be treated as a quantum system with discrete energy levels.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

"Our calculations regard the concrete physical model of an atom that is placed in a cavity between two mirrors, where it can absorb and emit light particles," says postdoc Marcelo Janovitch.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Three profoundly destabilizing scientific ideas ricochet through the twentieth century, trisecting it into three unequal parts: the atom, the byte, the gene.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The experimental team, including PhD student Or Dobkowski, began by using microwave pulses to place the ultracold atoms into a quantum superposition.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

Two remarkably successful theories explain nearly everything we observe in the universe, from tiny atoms and molecules to planets, stars, and galaxies.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

"The idea was simple. PVC, as one of the most activated forms of polyethylene, ought to be easily converted into some other molecules by replacing the chlorine atoms with other groups," Liu said.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

This allowed the team to produce an image of the complete molecular orbital and distinguish features that are even smaller than the distance separating the carbon atoms within the molecule.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

But here’s the thing: It is the atom’s electrical charge that determines how it behaves in relationship to the atoms around it.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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