<ul><li>Physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms interacting with each other, proving theoretical correlations that were never directly observed.</li><li>Using single-atom-resolved microscopy, the ultracold quantum gases composed of two types of atoms displayed distinctly different spatial correlations.</li><li>The images show how atoms behave in relation to each other, providing insights into quantum mechanical interactions responsible for superconductivity and the wave-like nature of tiny objects.</li><li>This breakthrough in visualizing individual atoms in free-moving states contributes to a better understanding of quantum effects and experimental physics.</li></ul>

First images of individual, free-moving atoms taken by physicists

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