Until now, atoms have never been imaged interacting freely in space, but a new technique known as non-resolved microscopy has changed that. MIT physicists were able to successfully capture images ...

Using optical tweezers composed of laser light, researchers have developed a novel way to manipulate individual atoms and create a state of hyper-entanglement. This breakthrough could lead to new ...

Atoms are allowed to move about and interact freely. The researchers then turn on a lattice made of light that, for a fraction of a second, freezes the atoms. At the same time, ...

A world-record-breaking close-up of atoms in a crystal The highest-resolution image of atoms so far has been captured, breaking a record set in 2018. David Muller at Cornell University in Ithaca ...

Where it could be useful is for materials with lots of atoms that experience shocks and extreme forces over very short timescales, such as in planetary cores, says Csányi. Reference: arXiv DOI ...