Researchers have discovered that it is possible to remove atoms from a surface using ultraviolet lasers, and confining the interaction to the atomic scale. Image: Chris Baldwin

The power of light

4 March 2014

A newly discovered natural phenomenon shows that light could be used to pick apart a substance atom by atom, with new avenues for nano-scale diamond devices.

Researchers have discovered that it is possible to remove atoms from a surface using ultraviolet lasers, and confining the interaction to the atomic scale. Image: Chris Baldwin

Researchers have discovered that it is possible to remove atoms from a surface using ultraviolet lasers, and confining the interaction to the atomic scale. Image: Chris Baldwin

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