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atomically

American  
[uh-tahm-ik-lee] / əˈtɑm ɪk li /

adverb

  1. with regard to atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs.


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The researchers obtained small, atomically thin samples of erbium tritelluride created by collaborators at Stanford.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The findings suggest that atomically thin materials could provide an especially useful platform for observing how electrons move collectively within ordered quantum states.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

As the semiconductor industry looks for ways to continue improving chips beyond traditional silicon scaling, atomically thin materials are receiving growing attention for future low-power logic and advanced electronic systems.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

"For many years, efforts to improve atomically thin transistors have largely focused on discovering better semiconductor materials," said Professor Wen-Hao Chang, the study's corresponding author from NYCU.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

We are each so atomically numerous and so vigorously recycled at death that a significant number of our atoms–up to a billion for each of us, it has been suggested–probably once belonged to Shakespeare.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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