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Molecular movies

One of modern science’s most important quests is to understand how the world works at the tiniest and fastest scales – the realm of atoms and molecules. Until a few years ago, all we had were static pictures of this world. But today scientists can make “movies” of molecules moving, bending and bursting apart.

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A close-up look at how microbes build their crystalline shells has implications for understanding how cell structures form, preventing disease and developing nanotechnology.

Image of microbe showing areas where its crystalline shell is growing

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When it comes to making molecular movies, producing the world’s fastest X-ray pulses is only half the battle. A new technique reveals details about...

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Just as Schroedinger's Cat is both alive and dead, an atom or molecule can be in two different states at once. Now scientists have...

Illustration of a molecule splitting into two Schroedinger's Cat states

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Plants have been doing it with ease for millions of years, and yet science has yet to fully comprehend how: Photosynthesis. It's a fundamental...

A close-up look at how microbes build their crystalline shells has implications for understanding how cell structures form, preventing disease and developing nanotechnology.

When it comes to making molecular movies, producing the world’s fastest X-ray pulses is only half the battle. A new technique reveals details about the timing and energy of pulses that are less than a millionth of a billionth of...

Just as Schroedinger's Cat is both alive and dead, an atom or molecule can be in two different states at once. Now scientists have exploited this behavior to make X-ray movies of atomic motion with much more detail than ever...

Plants have been doing it with ease for millions of years, and yet science has yet to fully comprehend how: Photosynthesis. It's a fundamental process of all plant life on Earth, using the simple and abundant ingredients of water and...

Molecular movies

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Scientists make first high-res movies of proteins forming crystals in a living cell

Tick, Tock on the ‘Attoclock’: Tracking X-Ray Laser Pulses at Record Speeds

'Schroedinger's Cat' Molecules Give Rise to Exquisitely Detailed Movies

How Plants Do it: Light, Oxygen, Action!

Scientists make first high-res movies of proteins forming crystals in a living cell

Tick, Tock on the ‘Attoclock’: Tracking X-Ray Laser Pulses at Record Speeds

'Schroedinger's Cat' Molecules Give Rise to Exquisitely Detailed Movies

How Plants Do it: Light, Oxygen, Action!