Scientists Split Atom, Then Put It Back Together

Mention the words, "splitting the atom," and most people will automatically think of nuclear fission, bombs and radioactivity. Recently, however, physicists at Germany's University of Bonn not only managed to "split" an atom but also put it back together again. "The fact that atoms, photons and molecules can be split at different locations is something already known," said Andrea Alberti, team lead for the Bonn experiment. "What is really exciting is the level of quantum control and precision to which we pushed our system."

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