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atom

[at-uhm] / ˈæt əm /


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In a landmark paper published in 2021, Pasqal researchers showed how neutrals atom could be scaled into larger systems.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

These compounds feature a metal atom positioned between two carbon rings, giving them a distinctive "sandwich" structure.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Extrapolating backward in time, Lemaître proposed the idea of a primeval atom: a singularity from which the universe emerged in a uniquely hot, dense state.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Water molecules are made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, giving water its familiar H2O formula.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

It isn’t that every atom in the sample will exist for exactly 30 seconds or 60 seconds or 90 seconds or some other tidily ordained period.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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