Hollow atoms are special atoms with multiple missing electrons in their inner shells, while their outer shells are still ...

A groundbreaking collaboration between Los Alamos scientists and Duke University has resurrected a nearly forgotten 1938 ...

Enrique Rico Ortega and Sofia Vallecorsa explain how quantum computing will allow physicists to model complex dynamics, from ...

Quantum sensors have become important tools in low-energy particle physics. Michael Doser explores opportunities to exploit ...

Knowable Magazine reports on attosecond science, revealing how scientists study atomic interactions at unbelievable speeds to ...

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and molecules, and laser-wielding scientists are revealing the action ...

Strange Matter might be the most bizarre and potentially dangerous form of matter in the Universe. Unlike the atoms and molecules that make up everything around us, Strange Matter is composed of ...

Cosmic radiation occasionally contains enormous amounts of energy, but we don’t know why or where this radiation comes from.

Physicists confirm DT fusion insights from a 1938 experiment. The findings connect past theory with current fusion efforts. A ...

Quantum mechanics looks at how things work at the atomic and subatomic levels, where particles behave in ways that seem ...

Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help ...