livescience.com— Scientists have filmed an electron in motion for the first time, using a new technique that will allow researchers to study the tiny particle's movements directly.
Feb 25, 2008View in Crawl 4
One should note that observing electrons changes their quantum mechanical state. The amazing thing here is they seem to be doing the observing without disturbing the atom's "electron rings." The other amazing thing here is that you can for the first time see inside an atom when things happen to it! "Although not a capture of movement in the traditional sense but rather a representation of the electron's energy distribution, it is the still the first filmed sequence of the entire event, as opposed to previous attempts that used indirect methods." - Another News Site
Yeah, but I want a picture of the electron going through both slits at once.That happens, but it's impossible by definition to get a picture of it.I think that's because it's exactly the same color as totally unexposed film!Think about it.
No, the video isnt of an atom with its electron rings. It shows the dispertion of energy of an atom whilst being manipulated by the laser. The sequence is on repeat as they filmed this for one oscillation of the light (obviously, the laser) that they were using to observe the electron. I had to do a bit of reading around to find that out though.
Dugg for the humorous responses it generated. Personally, I found the *concept* of an electron captured on video more exciting than the video itself. It really does look like WMP.That's it...dance, my puppets! Entertain me!
Wow Rob, for all that bulls**t about friends, and the friends system and then bragging about having 10x as many fans as someone... i'm a little shocked... Out of the 300 mutual "friends" I have on digg... Literally less than 10 of them are people I friended first. The only people I am a "fan" of are Alex and Kevin... and then then other people I added are close personal offline friends. Everyone else was a 'fan' of mine. I chose to make it mutual. Unlike Bamafan, I didn't go around f**king befriending people hoping they'd friend me back.. The people who have 'friended' me have all been legitimate fans. I chose to befriend them back and take a look at what they are doing on digg... becuase that's just who I am. My whole comment was about how gaming the system sucks, and you chose to COOPT that sentiment... good job. You're kind of an ass though, I can see why social networking aspects of a website don't appeal to you.
quantumdotFeb 25, 2008
One should note that observing electrons changes their quantum mechanical state. The amazing thing here is they seem to be doing the observing without disturbing the atom's "electron rings." The other amazing thing here is that you can for the first time see inside an atom when things happen to it! "Although not a capture of movement in the traditional sense but rather a representation of the electron's energy distribution, it is the still the first filmed sequence of the entire event, as opposed to previous attempts that used indirect methods." - Another News Site
fwertzFeb 26, 2008
Dugg for resembling a Windows Media Player Visualization.
kenyanFeb 26, 2008
Actually, I've heard of some of these "camera" things that can actually record sound. Who knew?
techylahFeb 26, 2008
Yeah, but I want a picture of the electron going through both slits at once.That happens, but it's impossible by definition to get a picture of it.I think that's because it's exactly the same color as totally unexposed film!Think about it.
mothityFeb 26, 2008
No, the video isnt of an atom with its electron rings. It shows the dispertion of energy of an atom whilst being manipulated by the laser. The sequence is on repeat as they filmed this for one oscillation of the light (obviously, the laser) that they were using to observe the electron. I had to do a bit of reading around to find that out though.
mothityFeb 27, 2008
sorry, i mean dispersion of energy of an electron, not atom.
imnotsinisterFeb 27, 2008
Dugg for the humorous responses it generated. Personally, I found the *concept* of an electron captured on video more exciting than the video itself. It really does look like WMP.That's it...dance, my puppets! Entertain me!
ftljohnsonFeb 28, 2008
Wow Rob, for all that bulls**t about friends, and the friends system and then bragging about having 10x as many fans as someone... i'm a little shocked... Out of the 300 mutual "friends" I have on digg... Literally less than 10 of them are people I friended first. The only people I am a "fan" of are Alex and Kevin... and then then other people I added are close personal offline friends. Everyone else was a 'fan' of mine. I chose to make it mutual. Unlike Bamafan, I didn't go around f**king befriending people hoping they'd friend me back.. The people who have 'friended' me have all been legitimate fans. I chose to befriend them back and take a look at what they are doing on digg... becuase that's just who I am. My whole comment was about how gaming the system sucks, and you chose to COOPT that sentiment... good job. You're kind of an ass though, I can see why social networking aspects of a website don't appeal to you.