atomic

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To investigate how these materials respond to light, graduate student Mansha Dubey directed laser light onto perovskite crystals and monitored how their atomic structure shifted using X-ray measurements.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Rendered with atomic specks of red, blue and green that produce a darker purplish cast, its resonant effect is reinforced in the painted border Seurat added later, as he did to many of his seascapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Many have expressed fears of an Orwellian-style forever war, or worse, the use of the atomic weapon invented “to end all wars” in a twisted attempt to do so, poisoning the region as a byproduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The United States ended World War II by dropping two atomic bombs on Japan, the only use of nuclear weapons in history.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The Russians had built atomic and hydrogen bombs, and they had jet bombers that could reach the United States.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam