How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from

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Medicine Buffalo

Study suggests helium plays a “nanny” role in forming stable chemical compounds under high pressure

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. and BUFFALO, N.Y. — Helium, the second lightest element in the universe, has a variety of uses, from keeping balloons afloat to cooling superconducting magnets. It is also a noble ...
Nature

Neutral Helium Microscopy and Atom Optics

Neutral helium microscopy and atom optics constitute an innovative imaging paradigm that exploits low-energy, charge-neutral helium atoms to non-destructively investigate surface properties at the ...
Space.com

1st 'atom tornado' created from swirling vortex of helium atoms

Physicists have created the first-ever atomic vortex beam — a swirling tornado of atoms and molecules with mysterious properties that have yet to be understood. By sending a straight beam of helium ...