Friday, June 08, 2012

Splitting the Unsplittable: Physicists Split an Atom Using Quantum Mechanics Precision

ScienceDaily -- Researchers from the University of Bonn have just shown how a single atom can be split into its two halves, pulled apart and put back together again. While the word "atom" literally means "indivisible," the laws of quantum mechanics allow dividing atoms -- similarly to light rays -- and reuniting them. The researchers want to build quantum mechanics bridges by letting the atom touch adjacent atoms while it is being pulled apart so that it works like a bridge span between two pillars.

MORE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102807.htm