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The Smallest Bits Of Things: A Brief History Of Matter

This visualization shows the electron density in a quantum dot, an artificial atom. Wei Qiao, David Ebert, Marek Korkusinski, Gerhard Klimeck/NCN, Purdue University hide caption

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Wei Qiao, David Ebert, Marek Korkusinski, Gerhard Klimeck/NCN, Purdue University

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The Smallest Bits Of Things: A Brief History Of Matter

March 28, 2012 • Have we found the smallest bits of matter? Are there smaller particles we haven't identified? What are the most fundamental particles? A final, ultimate answer may not be attainable.

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