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Researchers Just Recorded The Sound Of An Atom For The First Time

In a recent paper published in Science , the chief writer Martin Gustafasson explains how an artificial atom and “the weediest sound that can be distinguished” form a device for studying quantum beha…

If Atoms Are Mostly Empty Space, Why Do Objects Look And Feel Solid?

Chemist John Dalton proposed the theory that all matter and objects are made up of particles called atoms , and this is still accepted by the scientific community, almost two centuries later. Each of…

A Single Atom Is Visible To The Naked Eye In This Stunning Photo

Electrodes two millimeters apart trap a single atom. David Nadlinger - University of Oxford An image of a single atom of the metal strontium suspended in electric fields has won the 2018 Engineering …

“Holy Grail” Particle: New Physics Research Shows Tetraquarks Must Exist

Quark Quirks Called Tetraquarks Everything and everything in the universe is made up of atoms — except, of course, atoms themselves. They are made up of subatomic particles, namely, protons, neutrons…

Why Physics Says You Can Never Actually Touch Anything

BEFORE THE “HOW” OR THE “WHY” If you’re reading this right now, it’s a sure bet that you are touching something, be it your cellphone, laptop, chair, desk, or a nice plush bed with Egyptian-cotton sh…

Atoms Won’t Move When They’re Being Watched, Researchers Proved

Remember playing Super Mario Bros. 3 as a kid (okay, maybe as an adult, too) and encountering Boos? The sneaky ghosts would only move when you weren’t watching them. Well, Cornell physicists verified…

If Atoms Are Mostly Empty Space, Why Do Objects Look And Feel Solid?

Chemist John Dalton proposed the theory that all matter and objects are made up ofparticles called atoms , and this is still accepted by the scientific community, almost two centuries later. Each of …
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