The ultimate dream of nanotechnology is to be able to manipulate matter atom-by-atom. To do that, we first need to know where to find the atoms. In what could be a major step in that direction, ...

Have you ever seen molecules bond, break or hula hoop? Chemist Ara Apkarian has. He and his team at the University of California Irvine are developing the chemiscope, a laser-powered device to record ...

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Big question. Grit, determination, hardworking, handsome, charming, funny. Teacher: Well, I guess. But you're actually made of atoms. In fact, everything is made of atoms. Presenter: It's funny, ...

Atoms never stay still. Even in their lowest energy state, they vibrate due to quantum effects. Now, for the first time, scientists have directly observed this jittery movement in a complex ...