News in Brief Chemistry

Using laser tweezers, chemists nudged two atoms to bond

It’s the first time chemists have manipulated two atoms to create a compound

illustration of two atoms

GETTING TOGETHER  For the first time, researchers have picked out two specific atoms and smashed them into each other (as suggested in this artist's conception) to form a single molecule.

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By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

For the first time, researchers have played matchmaker between two specific atoms, joining them together to form a molecule.