Image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves

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  "title": "Image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves",
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  "author": "Ben Turner",
  "date": "2024-05-01T14:43:52.000Z",
  "description": "A new imaging technique, which captured frozen lithium atoms transforming into quantum waves, could be used to probe some of the most poorly understood aspects of the quantum world.",
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  "publisher": "Live Science",
  "title": "Stunning image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves — just as Schrödinger predicted",
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  "url": "https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/stunning-image-shows-atoms-transforming-into-quantum-waves-just-as-schrodinger-predicted",
  "title": "Stunning image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves — just as Schrödinger predicted",
  "description": "A new imaging technique, which captured frozen lithium atoms transforming into quantum waves, could be used to probe some of the most poorly understood aspects of the quantum world.",
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  "content": "<p>For the first time ever, physicists have captured a clear image of individual atoms behaving like a wave.</p><p>The image shows sharp red dots of fluorescing atoms transforming into fuzzy blobs of wave packets and is a stunning demonstration of the idea that atoms exist as both particles and waves — one of the cornerstones of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.livescience.com/33816-quantum-mechanics-explanation.html\"><u>quantum mechanics</u></a>. </p><div><section><p>Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now</p></section><section><p>Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.</p></section></div>",
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