Switchable Ion Crystals ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Emulating isomerization with two-dimensional Coulomb crystals"
A tiny crystal of six ions mimics a two-form molecule, switching forms at the physicists' command.
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Six charged atoms form a crystal that can snap between two shapes, like a transformer molecule. By changing the trap, physicists made it switch and filmed this dance. Such an ion mime could become the basis for molecular switches in quantum devices.
🎯 The quality of gasoline depends on the shape of molecules: of the 18 isomers of octane, some burn smoothly, others cause knocking. The engine literally feels the difference between atomic rearrangements.