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The fueling process for the Artemis II rocket has... picked up speed. The rocket is now more quickly filling with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. When the core stage is completely full, it will contain 196,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and 537,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen.show more

The green glow of aurora comes from oxygen atoms... in Earth's atmosphere colliding with particles that traveled millions of miles from the Sun.show more

Currently only 7 countries possess hydrogen bombs. Unlike nuclear... bombs, which split atoms & produce kiloton-level blasts, hydrogen bombs fuse isotopes, delivering megaton-level explosions, 100s to 1000s of times more powerful, with vastly greater heat, shockwaves & destruction.show more

🚨 SCIENTISTS JUST TRAPPED A SINGLE ATOM ON A... PHOTONIC CHIP AND IT COULD CHANGE QUANTUM COMPUTING FOREVER. Researchers at Quantum Source and the Weizmann Institute have successfully trapped a single rubidium atom just 150–200 nanometers from a photonic resonator on a chip. That’s close enough for the atom to directly interact with light flowing through the circuit. Why this matters: Quantum computing has always had two separate superpowers: • Neutral atoms → ultra-stable quantum states • Photonic chips → fast, scalable light-based circuits The problem? They’ve never played well together. Atoms are fragile near surfaces and photonic chips are tiny. Now they’ve cracked it with a new “single-stroke loading” technique: a carefully shaped optical field slows the atom down, catches it, and lets it communicate directly with photons inside the chip. The deeper implication is huge: This is the first real bridge between two of the most promising quantum platforms. It opens the door to: • chip-scale quantum networks • photonic quantum processors • ultra-secure quantum communication • quantum internet infrastructure • and scalable quantum systems built with semiconductor-style fabrication For the first time, a single atom isn’t just sitting near the chip it’s actively changing how photons behave inside the resonator. The two worlds of quantum computing are finally starting to merge. What happens when single atoms become programmable building blocks inside photonic processors? Follow for more frontier physics and future-tech discoveries.show more

Fireflies glow. So does plankton in a breaking wave.... Both come from the same small molecule: a square of two carbon and two oxygen atoms that breaks apart and gives off light. Researchers at Stanford found that if you pull on that square instead of heating it, it breaks in the opposite order from what everyone expected. The carbon bond goes first, then the oxygen. It still emits light, just by a route nobody knew was there. That opens the door to materials that glow to warn you before they crack. We made the animation for the press release: This animation shows a pulling force, indicated by arrows, applied to a molecule of bis(adamantly)-1,2-dioxetane. The strain breaks the carbon–carbon bond (in gray) of the core structure. Then, the oxygen - oxygen bond (in red) breaks, causing a remaining piece to become unstable and emit a photon of blue light to return to a more stable state. If you have a result that needs showing, we'd be glad to help. Read more:show more

We’re pleased to present Accel Atoms 3.0, our latest... edition of the community-led platform for early-stage founders. With Atoms 3.0, we're introducing sector-focused cohorts for founders across two exciting themes: AI and Industry 5.0 🧵1/show more

Core stage = loaded ✅ The core stage of... the NASA Artemis II SLS rocket is full with 196,000 gallons (741,941 liters) of liquid oxygen and 537,000 gallons (2M liters) of liquid hydrogen. 📹: NASAshow more

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This is the World's Smallest Stop-Motion Film IBM created... the world's smallest movie "A Boy and His Atom" in 2012. It was created by moving carbon monoxide molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope. The dots you can see are atoms magnified over 100 million times. Credit: IBMshow more

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🚨 SCIENTISTS JUST BUILT A WIRE THAT IS ONLY... ONE ATOM WIDE. Researchers have created linear carbon atomic chains essentially a string of carbon atoms bonded in a straight line suspended between two gold electrodes, and directly observed how electrons travel through them. These chains are one of the most extreme forms of matter: a true 1D carbon structure with extraordinary stiffness and unique electronic behavior. In this setup, electrons can travel through the chain in ways that reveal quantum effects not seen in conventional materials. Why this matters: • Linear carbon chains are predicted to be the strongest material known, stronger even than graphene or carbon nanotubes • They offer a platform to study true one-dimensional physics and quantum transport at the atomic scale • Understanding charge flow through single-atom chains could help design future molecular-scale electronics • The gold-carbon-gold junction acts like a prototype for atomic-scale wires and switches The deeper implication: We are now building and testing electronics at the ultimate limit of miniaturization literally one atom wide. These experiments don’t just push the boundaries of what’s physically possible; they give us a window into how matter behaves when reduced to a single dimension. The rules that govern bulk materials break down here, and new quantum phenomena emerge. This kind of work lays the groundwork for a future where electronic devices are engineered atom by atom rather than fabricated in bulk. We’re moving from “smaller transistors” to “wires made of single atoms.” How close do you think we are to practical molecular or atomic-scale electronics becoming reality? Follow for more frontier nanotechnology, quantum transport, and atomic-scale materials research.show more