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atomic

[uh-tom-ik] / əˈtɒm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
nuclear
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Machine-learning-assisted simulations showed how sodium interacted with the glass at the atomic level, confirming the experimental results.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Infleqtion is developing technologies like quantum sensors and atomic clocks that lend themselves to precision timing and navigation.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The researchers explored how advanced atomic clocks could reveal hidden quantum effects connected to the flow of time.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

If the atomic nuclei in a lump of iron were scaled up to human size, for instance, how far apart would they be from each other?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

A twenty-six-year-old pilot stationed at Turner Air Force Base in Georgia, Powers was trained to deliver atomic bombs behind the iron curtain.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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