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  1. Join us for the latest lecture of "Wissenschaft für Alle"!
    What shape do #atoms actually have? Join Kathrin Wimmer’s (GSI/FAIR) #lecture to find out ⚛️ German only.

    Online or on site: Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 2 PM

    Online event: gsi-fair.zoom.us/j/98465545116
    Meeting-Code: wfa
    On site registration: indico.gsi.de/event/23432/regi
    Location: GSI/FAIR #Darmstadt

    © T. Ernsting, HA Hessen Agentur
    #science #WissenschaftfürAlle #WfA

  2. Ein Ex-#Tesla-Ingenieur treibt mit seinem Startup #MarianaMinerals die Automatisierung einer #Kupfermine in #Utah voran.

    In Kooperation mit #Pronto, inzwischen Teil von #Atoms, starten autonome #Muldenkipper. Die Fahrzeuge sind in das eigene Steuerungs-System MineOS integriert und sollen Abläufe ohne direkte menschliche Eingriffe koordinieren. Ziel ist eine Software-basierte #Bergbau-Strategie, die Produktivität steigert und dem Fachkräftemangel begegnet.

    techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/mari

  3. So apparently #atoms are #invisible, but don't worry—our intrepid blogger is here to enlighten us with *eye-popping* #revelations like "atoms are small" and "nuclear reactions are a thing." 🤯 Who knew #physics could be this thrilling? Or not. 🤷‍♂️
    maurycyz.com/projects/spinthar #science #blogging #thrilling #HackerNews #ngated

  4. #TravisKalanick, #Uber’s former CEO, has rebranded his latest venture as #Atoms and is expanding into #mining and #transportation. Atoms, which has been operating in stealth for eight years, focuses on three subcategories: Atoms Food, Atoms Mining, and Atoms Transport. cnbc.com/2026/03/13/uber-ex-ce #tech #media #news

  5. Travis Kalanick, former Uber CEO, has launched Atoms, a robotics startup operating since 2017. The company builds specialized industrial robots with a standardized wheelbase platform for food service, mining, and transport. Unlike humanoid robots, Atoms focuses on purpose-built wheeled systems for industrial environments. thenextweb.com/news/uber-found #Tech #Startup #News #Robotics #Atoms

  6. How our view of “fundamental” has evolved over time The idea of what's fundamental has evolved: from primeval elements to atoms to subatomic particles and, finally, to the Standard Model. Nevertheless, there's still a long way to go. bigthink.com/starts-with-... #physics #atoms #fundamental

    How our view of "fundamental" ...

  7. This was such a mindbending video youtube.com/watch?v=f8O3XMrC8h… about what matter is...super interesting. I should be more focused on this reality instead of the human bullshit society-focused reality of politics and all of that crap.

    #atoms #science #light #energy #universe #matter #physics

  8. A new #computational framework establishes a benchmark for determining the three-dimensional positions and elemental identities of individual #atoms within amorphous, disordered materials like glass.
    #Nanotechnology #MaterialScience #Physics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/01/nt01282601.

  9. #MIT’s Radical New Method Lets #Scientists See Inside #Atoms
    Traditionally, exploring the interior of atomic #nuclei requires enormous #particleaccelerators that stretch for kilometers and propel beams of electrons at extremely high speeds to smash into nuclei. In contrast, this new molecule-based technique provides a compact, table-top alternative that allows scientists to investigate nuclear interiors with far greater convenience.
    scitechdaily.com/mits-radical-

  10. Linking #quantum #computers to create powerful, high-speed quantum #networks involves entangling #atoms through a fiber cable. The longer the time those entangled atoms maintain quantum coherence, the longer the distance those quantum computers can link to each other.
    #QuantumScience #ComputerScience #MaterialScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/12/qs12092501.

  11. A pulse of #light sets the tempo in the material. #Atoms in a #crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat.
    #Physics #QuantumScience #MaterialScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/11/phy11132502

  12. A pulse of #light sets the tempo in the material. #Atoms in a #crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat.
    #Physics #QuantumScience #MaterialScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/11/phy11132502

  13. A pulse of #light sets the tempo in the material. #Atoms in a #crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat.
    #Physics #QuantumScience #MaterialScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/11/phy11132502

  14. A pulse of #light sets the tempo in the material. #Atoms in a #crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat.
    #Physics #QuantumScience #MaterialScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/11/phy11132502

  15. A pulse of #light sets the tempo in the material. #Atoms in a #crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat.
    #Physics #QuantumScience #MaterialScience #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/11/phy11132502

  16. A new analysis of data captured by the STAR detector at RHIC revealed the QGP’s temperature at different stages of its evolution following collisions of gold ions — the nuclei of gold #atoms stripped of their #electrons.
    #Physics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/11/phy11132501

  17. Exploring Cutting-Edge Technology at New Scientist Live

    A cosmic ray detector.

    A heart scanner.

    And a handheld ultrasound probe that connects to a smartphone.

    These were some of the fantastic hands on technology demonstrations that you could see and try out for yourself at this years New Scientist Live. Alongside this were many other interactive exhibits and really interesting and engaging people to speak to. And, as ever, there was also an outstanding program of talks and lectures by world leading scientists and speakers.

    Dark Matter

    First of all, lets talk dark matter. We don’t know if it exists. However, we infer its presence from many things. One example is the orbital speed of stars within galaxies. These starts are moving faster than they should be for the matter that we see present. This implies there should be something that we can’t see that is responsible for the extra gravity holding those stars in place – dark matter.

    A cosmic ray (in green) detected at NS Live by the team on the Lux-Zeplin stand

    The Lux-Zeplin dark matter experiment is designed to look for dark matter. However, it is incredibly sensitive and needs to be shielded from all the cosmic rays that are constantly bombarding our planet and even moving through you and I right now. To illustrate their frequency, they set up a cosmic ray detector at the show. It was absolutely fascinating and was easily one of my favourite things to see this year.

    Medical Technology

    Moving along to medical technology, the Butterfly Network ultrasound probe is an amazing device. It replaces a huge amount of kit. This kit is typically the size of a couple of suitcases and is wheeled around a hospital on a trolley. This new handheld probe plugs into a tablet or smartphone and runs via an app. Much simpler!

    Kirsten Christensen-Jeffries and Antonios Pouliopoulos from the team at Kings College London Quiin Lab showed me how it worked. We used it to spot objects in pots of dark liquid as an analogue of doing an actual ultrasound. This experience was informative and great fun.

    Using the Butterfly ultrasound probe to detect a flower!

    The potential applications for something as mobile as this are clearly huge. The technology is so portable and can be used pretty much anywhere. This includes developing countries or remote villages where this kind of technology would typically not be available.

    Moving around the corner I came across the team from Medical Mavericks. They used a small laptop connected to us by 3 stick on disposable sensors. The setup was used to take our heart rate. Again, such impressive tech in a small package using everyday available hardware is sure to be useful in areas where you can’t take huge diagnostic machines. A big shout out to the team who were super enthusiastic and great to talk to as well.

    Thankfully my heartrate appeared ok on the day!

    Engaging Talks Schedule

    One of the highlights for me every year is the talks schedule. There were so many to go to, and as ever, I missed some due to the clashes. However, this year I paid an extra £10 to allow me to see the recordings of the ones I missed – a great facility!

    If I had to pick out my two favourite talks, my first would be Tim Gregory‘s session on Nuclear. Tim discussed both previous, current and potential future use of nuclear to power space missions. Tim is a very engaging speaker who is clearly passionate and excited about what he does. That rubs off on the audience and makes his talks so easy to watch and listen to.

    Tim Gregory kicking off the Saturday afternoon session with his talk on nuclear power

    My other pick would be the final talk of the first day on the Our Planet stage. Dr Gillian Forrester showed how the thermal imaging of facial blood flow can reveal whether humans (and other animals) are stressed or not. I found this absolutely fascinating as this is a phenomenon that is easily measured using simple infrared (IR) cameras that are available today. The research itself was compelling enough, but then Dr Forrester did a live demo with two volunteers from the audience. This really reinforced how usable this method could be for detecting stress using physiologically measurable markers.

    Own your own piece of the Universe!

    Finally, it wouldn’t be a trip to New Scientist Live if I didn’t visit Martin on the MSG Meteorites stand. This year my haul (as my daughters would refer to it) included a large unclassified meteorite found in North West Africa. It’s fantastic to hold and look at and wonder what secrets it might one day reveal. I also picked up a nice piece of Tektite, which is a natural glass formed from the heat and debris of a meteorite impact. Martin is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his subject and his stall is packed with fascinating artefacts.

    My haul… A lovely piece of Tektite and and a large NWA meteorite

    There is so much more to write and congratulations if you’ve got this far. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend it. This was our third year and every year it’s better and better. You’re in a space with thousands of other people who are curious and interested in the world around them. You listen to and talk to world-leading experts in their fields and you experiment with cutting edge technology. What could be more fun?

    #Astronomy #Atoms #ButterflyNetwork #DarkMatter #Dinosaurs #dogs #Excel #GillianForrester #KingsCollegeLondon #London #LuxZeplin #MedicalMavericks #Meteorites #NewScientist #NewScientistLive #Nuclear #poetry #Science #Space #TimGregory #Ultrasound

  18. In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. #Atoms turned out to be something else entirely. But his discarded vision may yet hold the key to why the #universe exists.
    #Astrophysics #Physics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2025/10/asph1021250

  19. A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

    What has died does not fall out of the universe; and if it remains here, it is also transformed here and resolved into its constituent parts, which are the elements of the universe and of yourself. And these elements themselves are transformed and utter no complaint.
     
    [Ἔξω τοῦ κόσμου τὸ ἀποθανὸν οὐ πίπτει. εἰ ὧδε μένει καὶ μεταβάλλει ὧδε καὶ διαλύεται εἰς τὰ ἴδια, ἃ στοιχεῖά ἐστι τοῦ κόσμου καὶ σά. καὶ αὐτὰ δὲ μεταβάλλει καὶ οὐ γογγύζει.]

    Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
    Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 8, ch. 18 (8.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)]

    More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/7969…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #marcusaureliusmeditations #acceptance #atoms #change #complaint #death #elements #existence #form #transformation

  20. 🔬 The periodic table is not just a chart, it’s a living map of matter. Each element tells a story, one atomic number at a time. From hydrogen’s spark to the mysteries still unfolding, the table is a journey of discovery.

    ✨ Follow the elements further: TPC8.short.gy/huFIML12

    Like the elements themselves, our curiosity is elemental, and it keeps the story of the universe alive.🌌

    #PeriodicTable #Chemistry #Science #Curiosity #Atoms #STEM #Learning #Matter #Knowledge #ThePerpetuallyCurious #TPC8

  21. A quotation from Carl Sagan

    The fate of individual human beings may not now be connected in a deep way with the rest of the universe, but the matter out of which each of us is made is intimately tied to processes that occurred immense intervals of time and enormous distances in space away from us. Our Sun is a second- or third-generation star. All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star-stuff.

    Carl Sagan (1934-1996) American scientist and writer
    The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective, ch. 26 (1973)

    More info about, and parallels to, this quote: wist.info/sagan-carl/79250/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #carlsagan #cosmos #starstuff #science #astrophysics #atoms #components #connection #cosmos #elements #humanity #material #matter #selfawareness #stars #supernova

  22. Any of you play #go?

    Fun fact: The number of legal board positions in Go has been calculated to be approximately 2.1×10^170, which is far greater than the number of #atoms in the observable universe, which is estimated to be on the order of 10^80.

  23. What Happens When #Atoms Suddenly #Switch Sides? : Medium

    How #Greenland #Sharks live for hundreds of years without going #Blind : New Sci

    #Microbe that #Infests #Hospitals can #Digest #Medical-grade #Plastic - a first : Nature

    Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

  24. #BikerAndBabysitters ? 001 – #Atoll ?? – #humor #comedy #sf #series #parody #satire (?) ✝️📈🤍

    "#Atoms ... ???" ✝️⚖️🤍🏢🗺🧭📰📈🪜🗝⬆️⏫️🆙️🔺️🕶🚨🔔🛗⛰️🏞🌕🌞🍊🍏☕️🦁🦀🌹🌻🍀🪴🧗☝️👍🤔😎 --- "#Earthsflat...?" "#BikerAndBabes...?" "#BikerAndBabysitters...??" --- "#Earthsflat...?" "*#Earthsflats*...??" "*#IceWalls*...??" "*#EyeWalls*...???" --- “Who invented skyscrapers?""Why?""And when?""And where?""And how?”"ALONE?" --- “#AlCAPone…?” "*#AlCAPSone*...??" ✝️📈🤍 -o-o- Thank you for watching !!! Hope you…

    tombetoek.wordpress.com/2025/0

  25. #BikerAndBabysitters ? 001 – #Atoll ?? – #humor #comedy #sf #series #parody #satire (?) ✝️📈🤍

    "#Atoms ... ???" ✝️⚖️🤍🏢🗺🧭📰📈🪜🗝⬆️⏫️🆙️🔺️🕶🚨🔔🛗⛰️🏞🌕🌞🍊🍏☕️🦁🦀🌹🌻🍀🪴🧗☝️👍🤔😎 --- "#Earthsflat...?" "#BikerAndBabes...?" "#BikerAndBabysitters...??" --- "#Earthsflat...?" "*#Earthsflats*...??" "*#IceWalls*...??" "*#EyeWalls*...???" --- “Who invented skyscrapers?""Why?""And when?""And where?""And how?”"ALONE?" --- “#AlCAPone…?” "*#AlCAPSone*...??" ✝️📈🤍 -o-o- Thank you for watching !!! Hope you…

    tombetoek.wordpress.com/2025/0

  26. #BikerAndBabysitters ? 001 – #Atoll ?? – #humor #comedy #sf #series #parody #satire (?) ✝️📈🤍

    "#Atoms ... ???" ✝️⚖️🤍🏢🗺🧭📰📈🪜🗝⬆️⏫️🆙️🔺️🕶🚨🔔🛗⛰️🏞🌕🌞🍊🍏☕️🦁🦀🌹🌻🍀🪴🧗☝️👍🤔😎 --- "#Earthsflat...?" "#BikerAndBabes...?" "#BikerAndBabysitters...??" --- "#Earthsflat...?" "*#Earthsflats*...??" "*#IceWalls*...??" "*#EyeWalls*...???" --- “Who invented skyscrapers?""Why?""And when?""And where?""And how?”"ALONE?" --- “#AlCAPone…?” "*#AlCAPSone*...??" ✝️📈🤍 -o-o- Thank you for watching !!! Hope you…

    tombetoek.wordpress.com/2025/0

  27. #BikerAndBabysitters ? 001 – #Atoll ?? – #humor #comedy #sf #series #parody #satire (?) ✝️📈🤍

    "#Atoms ... ???" ✝️⚖️🤍🏢🗺🧭📰📈🪜🗝⬆️⏫️🆙️🔺️🕶🚨🔔🛗⛰️🏞🌕🌞🍊🍏☕️🦁🦀🌹🌻🍀🪴🧗☝️👍🤔😎 --- "#Earthsflat...?" "#BikerAndBabes...?" "#BikerAndBabysitters...??" --- "#Earthsflat...?" "*#Earthsflats*...??" "*#IceWalls*...??" "*#EyeWalls*...???" --- “Who invented skyscrapers?""Why?""And when?""And where?""And how?”"ALONE?" --- “#AlCAPone…?” "*#AlCAPSone*...??" ✝️📈🤍 -o-o- Thank you for watching !!! Hope you…

    tombetoek.wordpress.com/2025/0

  28. #BikerAndBabysitters ? 001 – #Atoll ?? – #humor #comedy #sf #series #parody #satire (?) ✝️📈🤍

    "#Atoms ... ???" ✝️⚖️🤍🏢🗺🧭📰📈🪜🗝⬆️⏫️🆙️🔺️🕶🚨🔔🛗⛰️🏞🌕🌞🍊🍏☕️🦁🦀🌹🌻🍀🪴🧗☝️👍🤔😎 --- "#Earthsflat...?" "#BikerAndBabes...?" "#BikerAndBabysitters...??" --- "#Earthsflat...?" "*#Earthsflats*...??" "*#IceWalls*...??" "*#EyeWalls*...???" --- “Who invented skyscrapers?""Why?""And when?""And where?""And how?”"ALONE?" --- “#AlCAPone…?” "*#AlCAPSone*...??" ✝️📈🤍 -o-o- Thank you for watching !!! Hope you…

    tombetoek.wordpress.com/2025/0

  29. This is lots of fun. ‘Uncleftish Beholding’ is a 1989 attempt to explain ‘Atomic Theory’ without using words that come to English from Latin, French or Greek roots.

    It reimagines English as Germanic: ‘uncleft’ is ‘atom’ etc.

    ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/1100/

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unclef

    #science #scicomm #language #linguistics #germanic #englishlanguage #uncleftishbeholding #atoms #atomictheory #physics

  30. In 1913, Ernest Rutherford and Niels Bohr described the structure of the atom, a cloud of electrons buzzing about an extremely small and heavy nucleus. #Poetry #Science #History #Physics #Atoms #Rutherford #Bohr (sharpgiving.com/thebookofscien)

  31. [The “JENI” of #JUICE 🤩] There are #detectors that capture the invisible: #atoms emitted by energetic ions trapped in the Earth's #magnetosphere, in this case. Then comes this image of the hot #plasma surrounding our #Earth ...

    This image was captured by NASA's #JENI (Jovian Energetic Neutrals and Ions) instrument, to which IRAP contributed, as the #JUICE probe moved away from Earth, last August. This is the clearest image yet of the #Earth's #radiation belts

    Details+: irap.omp.eu/en/2024/10/juice-p

  32. …"#TimeCrystals are only 12 years old as a concept, and … may not exist in nature anywhere in the universe. This example of a many-body state happens when multiple #atoms are stimulated by a #laser … and settled into an #asymmetrical lower state in terms of time. They can, theoretically, keep moving #forever"…
    by Caroline Delbert for #PopularMechanics

    🔗 popularmechanics.com/science/a 22 Jul 2024

    #Time #Timelessness #TimeTravelTheory

  33. …"#TimeCrystals are only 12 years old as a concept, and … may not exist in nature anywhere in the universe. This example of a many-body state happens when multiple #atoms are stimulated by a #laser … and settled into an #asymmetrical lower state in terms of time. They can, theoretically, keep moving #forever"…
    by Caroline Delbert for #PopularMechanics

    🔗 popularmechanics.com/science/a 22 Jul 2024

    #Time #Timelessness #TimeTravelTheory

  34. …"#TimeCrystals are only 12 years old as a concept, and … may not exist in nature anywhere in the universe. This example of a many-body state happens when multiple #atoms are stimulated by a #laser … and settled into an #asymmetrical lower state in terms of time. They can, theoretically, keep moving #forever"…
    by Caroline Delbert for #PopularMechanics

    🔗 popularmechanics.com/science/a 22 Jul 2024

    #Time #Timelessness #TimeTravelTheory