A relatively new technique for studying atoms might shed more light on how life began on Earth. Scientists have used 3D atom mapping (specifically, atom probe tomography) to discover that the oldest ...

Barredo and team report their use of precision optical-engineering methods to sort atoms into arbitrary 3D patterns. Barredo et al. extend their previously reported method for 2D atom sorting to three ...

(Nanowerk News) Since their invention in the 1930s, electron microscopes have helped scientists peer into the atomic structure of ordinary materials like steel, and even exotic graphene. But despite ...

Scientists at Caltech have developed a revolutionary technique that enables the creation of metallic objects with precisely specified shapes and compositions, allowing unprecedented control over metal ...

Additive advantage: A magneto-optical trap (MOT) constructed with 3D-printed components. (Courtesy: Somaya Madkhaly) A team led by physicists at the University of Nottingham, UK has created a ...