An atom consists of a heavy center, called the nucleus, made of particles called protons and neutrons. An atom has lighter ...

Richard Feynman, a famous theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize, said that if he could pass on only one piece of ...

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The invisible dark matter is one of the universe's biggest mysteries, and its existence is confirmed only by the ...

Scientists are using trapped ions in experiments to search for signs of a new particle that could help explain the mysterious ...

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

A Los Alamos collaboration has replicated an important but largely forgotten physics experiment: the first deuterium-tritium ...

The idea of powering a house with a single atom might seem like science fiction, but recent advancements in nuclear physics ...