Author: Maria Temming / Source: Science News
For the first time, researchers have played matchmaker between two specific atoms, joining them together to form a molecule.
Typically, chemists make molecules by mixing up many constituent atoms, some of which stick to each other to form the desired compounds. In the new, supercontrolled chemical reaction, researchers trapped a single sodium atom in one optical tweezer — a device that snares small particles…
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