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on Wednesday September 23 2015, @04:34PM
from the still-can't-find-my-contact-lens dept.
from the still-can't-find-my-contact-lens dept.
scientists at UCLA have used a powerful microscope to image the three-dimensional positions of individual atoms to a precision of 19 trillionths of a meter, which is several times smaller than a hydrogen atom.
Their observations make it possible, for the first time, to infer the macroscopic properties of materials based on their structural arrangements of atoms, which will guide how scientists and engineers build aircraft components, for example. The research, led by Jianwei (John) Miao, a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy and a member of UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute, is published Sept. 21 in the online edition of the journal Nature Materials.
One step closer to The Diamond Age.
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Physicists Determine 3-D Positions of Individual Atoms for the First Time
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(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Wednesday September 23 2015, @06:15PM
Now, what's the momentum?
(Score: 5, Funny) by turgid on Wednesday September 23 2015, @08:00PM
You must have heard the one about the electron stopped for speeding? The policeman says, "Sir, you were traveling at precisely 120 miles per hour!" The electron replies, "Great, now I'm lost."
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 24 2015, @01:00PM
Electrons cannot be stopped for speeding. If you know how fast they are, you don't know if they are on a road with speed restriction. And if you know where they are, you have no idea whether they are going too fast.