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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."
Radio Frequency Paul trap, also known as an ion trap, is named after its inventor Wolfgang Paul. But thanks for derailing the discussion.
For those interested, it was actually - Ytterbium
Looks like you didn't notice that Einsteinium atom in the background sticking its tongue out.
Um, no duh they treat the Higgs-Boson like a religious event: it holds mass fer christ's sake!!
I fail
You got that right.
Call me dumb
No, because on this site we try to avoid redundant posts.
Do I look fat with this electron?
Negative.
It's a damn sight more exciting, and memorable than one group of people being slightly better at kicking/throwing/chasing a ball than another group of people that evening -- and I've seen people cry, yell, shout, scream, and beat the shit out of anyone who doesn't agree with their reaction in response to sports.