'Schroedinger's Cat' Molecules Give Rise to Exquisitely Detailed Movies
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 12:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have known for a long time that an atom or molecule can also be in two different states at once. Now researchers at the Stanford PULSE Institute and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have exploited this Schroedinger's Cat behavior to create X-ray movies of atomic motion with much more detail than ever before.