In the world's smallest ball game, scientists throw and catch single atoms using light

Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Mar 10, 2023
In many baseball-obsessed countries like Korea, Japan and the United States, with spring months comes the start of the season and quite a few balls flying through the air. But it's not just balls that can be thrown. On the tiniest field imaginable, scientists have now shown they can also throw and catch individual atoms using light. This amazing feat was achieved with optical traps, which