An Alchemist's Dream: Superatoms Mimic Elements
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 14:28
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Will Castleman and his team have discovered clusters of atoms that mimic some of the properties of other elements. Called "superatoms," these clusters of atoms behave like a single "superatom" of a different species, and they may have implications as significant as the alchemists' search for gold.