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How fast can atoms, like ghosts, pass through barriers?

In 1927, while In trying to understand how atoms come together to form molecules, the German physicist Friedrich Hund discovered one of the most fascinating aspects of quantum mechanics. He discovered that under certain conditions, atoms, electrons, and other small particles in nature can cross physical barriers that would confuse …

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Mets Place Jed Lowrie, Walker Lockett on the injured list

Photo by Ed Delany, MMO Jed Lowrie. The gift that keeps on taking. At the time of its signing, Jed Lowrie’s two-year, $ 20 million contract represented a welcome change in the pace of the Mets. Rather than going into the season with an in-depth set of unanswered questions, Lowrie’s …

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