Scientists Capture Shadow Cast By 1 Atom

slew writes "Scientist at Griffith University have shown the first absorption image of a single atom isolated in a vacuum. A single atomic ion was confined in an RF Paul trap and the absorption imaged at near wavelength resolution with a phase Fresnel lens. They predict this absorption imaging technique should prove useful in quantum information processing and using the minimum amount of illumination for bio-imaging of light-sensitive samples. Here's a pointer to the paper."

Comments

RF Paul trap?

[Anonymous Coward]

confined in an RF Paul trap

Ron Fucking Paul trap? That's what we'll get into if we ever elect this nut.

Re:Previously Smallest Shadow

[datavirtue]

I was coming in here to bitch about the stupid Higgs Boson and now this crap, but you made me laugh and ruined my whole fucking mood. Seriously, the Higgs shit took the cake, I have no faith in the science community after seeing all these old dudes throwing their hands to the ceiling and crying (yes, fucking crying over a theory) over NOTHING! Jesus fuck, we're screwed.