Getting an up-close view of life at the cellular level can be as simple as placing onion skin under a microscope and adjusting the knobs. Peering deeper, into the heart of the atoms within, isn't as ...

In terms of the Quasiparticle Model, a single particle travels through a sea of fermions, which include electrons, protons, or neutrons, and interacts persistently with its neighbours.

A mathematical equivalent of a microscope with variable resolution has shed light on why some atoms are exceptionally stable, ...

“The theoretical framework we developed explains how quasiparticles emerge in systems with an extremely heavy impurity, ...

At Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has powered down for the last time, ...

For the first time, physicists have developed a model that explains the origins of unusually stable magic nuclei based ...

Phonons are the collective vibrations that move through a solid. They can be thought of as waves traveling across the atomic ...

Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. What is the smallest thing in the universe that actually exists? – Mimi, 12, Abeokuta, Nigeria To find an ...

HAVING had the opportunity of reading this interesting letter by Mr. Goudsmit and Mr. Uhlenbeck, I am glad to add a few words which may be regarded as an addition to my article on atomic theory and ...

Traditional chemistry textbooks present a tidy picture: Atoms in molecules occupy fixed positions, connected by rigid rods. A ...

In chemistry, molecules with a "flat" geometry are often stable enough to support a wide range of reactions. But in the quantum world, that's not technically true.

A new generation of electron microscopes is able to explore the microscopic properties of materials and devices as diverse as transistors, turbine blades and interfacial superconductors. All of these ...