Light causes atomic layers to do the twist
November 12, 2025
November 12, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Light causes atomic layers to do the twist
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A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move - not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat.
This atomic choreography, set in motion by precisely timed bursts of energy, happens . . .
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Light causes atomic layers to do the twist
*
A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move - not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like dancers following a beat.
This atomic choreography, set in motion by precisely timed bursts of energy, happens . . .