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(Discover)   A single atom casts a nanoshadow. Bonus: atom name scores 18 points in Words With Friends   (blogs.discovermagazine.com) divider line 12
    More: Cool, Words With Friends, atoms, interference, Griffith University, millionths, detectors, photons  
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2012-07-06 04:37:41 PM
noob
 
2012-07-06 05:02:27 PM
So? A two-dimensional bubble casts a one-dimensional shadow.
A three-dimensional bubble casts a two-dimensional shadow.
A four-dimensional bubble casts a three-dimensional shadow.
 
2012-07-06 05:20:46 PM
atomse

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2012-07-06 05:25:37 PM
A single pete casts a shadow...
 
2012-07-06 05:33:03 PM
I'm confused! I thought that light wavelengths were too large to be used to create images of atoms. Isn't this what electron microscopes are for (not light microscopes)?
 
2012-07-06 05:34:35 PM
Bennie Crabtree: I'm confused! I thought that light wavelengths were too large to be used to create images of atoms. Isn't this what electron microscopes are for (not light microscopes)?

You know how I know you didn't read the article? That's the first paragraph.
 
2012-07-06 05:39:52 PM
Nanoshadow would make a great band name
 
2012-07-06 05:43:50 PM
It looks like one of Snooki's nipples, if you're using dial up.
 
2012-07-06 05:53:47 PM
...I can tell by the pixels
 
2012-07-06 06:13:34 PM
If the object in question is a single atom... on what is it casting its shadow?
 
2012-07-06 06:13:39 PM
Bennie Crabtree: I'm confused! I thought that light wavelengths were too large to be used to create images of atoms. Isn't this what electron microscopes are for (not light microscopes)?

Visible light wavelengths, yes. Photons are cool. There's more to them than meets the eye.
 
2012-07-06 06:33:43 PM
is this a different single atom than the one casting a shadow a few days ago?
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