atom

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After knocking out an electron from the neon atom using soft X-rays, they followed how the system evolved for up to a picosecond, which is extremely long on an atomic timescale, before the decay occurred.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Later, one krypton atom moves closer to the neon atom while the other shifts farther away, creating favorable conditions for electron transfer and energy flow.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

So he was not dealing with ordinary, day-to-day stuff, let alone whether you should pursue an atom bomb.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Scientists previously discovered that when atom thin crystals are stacked with a small angular mismatch, their electronic properties can transform.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

I will paint for him not only the visible universe, but all that he can conceive of nature’s immensity in the womb of this abridged atom.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton