atoms
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This Amazing Image Shows How Atoms In Glass Move When You Bend It
When you bend anything, you stretch the bonds between atoms and force the little fellas to move about against their will. This image shows exactly that happening, inside a sheet of glass.
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The World’s Tiniest Clock Is Made From Just One Atom
We’ve gotten pretty good at clocks. The nuclear clocks that exist right now are super accurate, so what more could you ask for? Something simpler. How about a clock that’s just one, single atom? That’s exactly what researchers just figured out how to make.
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Scientists Build Scales That Can Weigh Just A Single Proton
How do you weigh an atom? To be honest, that’s a question with plenty of problems which need answering, but one thing’s certain: you need some accurate scales. Now, scientists have made a set that can measure the smallest unit of mass, the yoctogram — which is less than the mass of a single proton.
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Fascinatingly Small Images Give First-Ever Glimpse Of An Electron’s Orbit
It was only two years ago that IBM showed us an image of a complete molecule, atomic bonds and all, but today’s news does that one infinitesimally-sized breakthrough better. Ladies and gents, behold the first image of an electron’s path.