New atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change ...

Geomagnetic storms are capable of sparking beautiful displays of the Northern Lights across our night sky. However, there is a potential danger behind that beauty, especially now, with solar activity ...

Many objects that we normally deal with in quantum physics are only visible with special microscopes—individual molecules or ...

Imagine being able to see quantum objects with your own eyes — no microscopes needed. That’s exactly what researchers at TU ...

As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at a famous ...

Using the Frontier supercomputer, researchers have cracked a major challenge in nuclear physics: accurately predicting ...

The film discusses the dual nature of atomic energy, likening it to the sun, which can both sustain and destroy life. It explains the structure of atoms and the process of nuclear fission, leading to ...

Direct measurement By monitoring how giant Rydberg atoms interact with heat in their environment, Noah Schlossberger and colleagues can measure temperature with remarkable accuracy. (Courtesy: R ...

Building on their previous findings, Dr. Noy and her colleagues set out to investigate what happens in linear or longer DNA strands, such as the molecules ... of individual atoms in DNA.

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most abundant and perhaps the most important to human life. Everywhere you look, ...