Steve: The work has enabled the entire field to experimentally examine quantum states, the weird behavior of matter on subatomic scales that were formally only open to analysis theoretically. (scientificamerican.com)
Because of the wavelike properties of matter at subatomic scales, this pattern could also be seen in the waveform that describes the location of an electron. (discovermagazine.com)
But to image dynamics at the atomic scale, you need a much faster flash and a way to set subatomic scale objects in motion. (sciencedaily.com)