"Creating One-Dimensional Gas by Trapping Krypton Atoms in Nanotubes"

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have successfully trapped krypton atoms inside carbon nanotubes, forming a one-dimensional gas, using advanced transmission electron microscopy. This breakthrough offers new insights into atomic behavior and interatomic forces, allowing for the direct observation of krypton atoms transitioning to a one-dimensional gas state. The research has significant implications for understanding the dynamics of atoms in real-time and direct space, and the team plans to further explore temperature-controlled phase transitions and chemical reactions in one-dimensional systems.