How Small is an Atom?
The size of an atom is only a few angstroms at most – there are 10 billion angstroms in 1 meter.
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NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock activated
NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, the first GPS-like technology for deep space, just started its one-year space mission.
New Quantum Microphone captures Sound at the Atomic Level
Stanford physicists have developed a “quantum microphone” so sensitive that it can measure individual particles of sound, called phonons.
Why the Deep Space Atomic Clock is important
The Deep Space Atomic Clock, a new technology being tested by NASA that will change the way humans navigate the solar system.
Ariel Atom Nomad Tactical Buggy
There is really nothing else out there like the Ariel Atom Nomad Tactical. Is a fully engineered, off-road-capable…missile.
Inside The Most Precise Atomic Clock in the World
From his basement lab in Boulder, Colorado, physicist Jun Ye and his team have built the world’s most precise atomic clock.
New mechanism for Information Storage in one Atom
Scientists discovered a new mechanism for magnetic storage of information in the smallest unit of matter: a single atom.
Amazing Voyage into the world of Atoms
This animation shows the structure of matter at smaller and smaller scales. Zooming into a human hair, we pass through hair cells…
NASA plans to use cheaper options like Atomic Rockets
NASA plans to use cheaper options like atomic rockets, to create ‘drastically smaller’ spaceships that will get to Mars by the 2030s.
Picture of Single Trapped Atom
This unique picture of a single trapped atom, wins UK Science Photography 2018 prize.