Two recent studies published in Nature and Science Advances explored quantum approaches that could improve the precision of ...

Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

Electrons can freeze into strange geometric crystals and then melt back into liquid-like motion under the right quantum ...

The engineering of optically synthesized magnetic fields allows neutral atoms to emulate charged behavior, paving the way for ...

Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an ...

Discovered in Gabon, the Oklo natural nuclear reactor operated about 2 billion years ago, a testament to nature's ability to ...

China’s HL-3 fusion device in Chengdu has surpassed 100m degrees, achieving key plasma stability and energy retention for ...

Russia’s nuclear brinkmanship — a reckless gamble that began with its occupation of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power ...

Century old Quantum Mechanics can explain how a single sub-atomic particle cross the energy barrier through tunneling, be located at multiple places simultaneously, occupies discrete energy levels and ...

Until now, physicists thought that all heavy nuclei deformed from spheres are elongated in one direction like rugby balls ...