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Giant atoms ‘trapped’ for record time at room temperature

Controlling giant atoms could lead to more powerful quantum computers koto_feja/iStockphoto/Getty Images Giant atoms just got a boost as contenders…

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Infamous ‘neutron lifetime puzzle’ may finally have a solution — but it involves invisible atoms

A mysterious second flavor of hydrogen atoms — one that doesn’t interact with light — may exist, a new theoretical…

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Why isn’t an atom’s nucleus round?

Since the atomic nucleus was first proposed in 1911, physicists simply assumed it was round. ​ But are the nuclei…

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Physicists force atoms into state of quantum ‘hyper-entanglement’ using tweezers made of laser light

Using optical tweezers composed of laser light, researchers have developed a novel way to manipulate individual atoms and create a…

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Ultracold atoms have been ‘hyperentangled’ for the first time

Some of the lab equipment needed to trap laser-cooled atoms Endres Lab Extremely cold atoms have been connected into a…

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In a first, physicists spot elusive ‘free-range’ atoms — confirming a century-old theory about quantum mechanics

For the first time, scientists have observed solo atoms floating freely and interacting in space. The discovery helps to confirm…

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HEALTH

Scientists Flip Two Atoms in LSD – And Unlock a Game-Changing Mental Health Treatment – SciTechDaily

Scientists Flip Two Atoms in LSD – And Unlock a Game-Changing Mental Health Treatment  SciTechDaily Researchers Develop an LSD Analogue with…

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Metals can be squeezed into sheets just a few atoms thick

A two-atom-thick layer of bismuth sandwiched between two layers of molybdenum disulphide Luojun Du Sheets of metal just two atoms…

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Extremely cold atoms can selectively defy entropy

A magnetic and optical trap used to cool atoms to close to absolute zero NASA/JPL-Caltech/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The laws of…

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