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Nuclear & particle physics
Of or realting to the field of physics that involves the properties and interactions of atomic nuclei.
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Nanomanipulation
Physics; Nuclear & particle physics
Building things from the bottom up, atom by atom.
Molecule
Physics; Nuclear & particle physics
Groups of atoms held together in a structure by chemical bonds.
Atomic force microscope
Physics; Nuclear & particle physics
Highly accurate microscope which bounces atoms off the surface of the object being viewed.
Atom
Physics; Nuclear & particle physics
The smallest unit in a chemical element, which make up molecules.
Atomic clock
Physics; Nuclear & particle physics
A highly-accurate clock which measures time by the frequency of electromagnetic radiation produced by a single caesium 133 atom.
Fermi
Physics; Nuclear & particle physics
American scientist who brought about the first man-made nuclear reaction in 1942 and developed the atomic bomb.
Hahn
Physics; Nuclear & particle physics
German scientist who studied radioactive elements and helped discover new ones. He discovered nuclear fission.
