When we go backwards in time through the history of the cosmos, the distances and volumes shrink, while the average energy ...

Why are there atomic clocks but no nuclear clocks? After all, an atom's nucleus is typically surrounded by many electrons, so ...

Researchers have long been hunting for a way to make the elusive elements more stable so they can be better studied.

Lightspeed travel is a popular concept in sci-fi and pop culture, but it's not a technology we are likely to see anytime soon ...

Recent experiments at CERN have shed new light on the nuclear properties of atomic nuclei (i.e., the central regions of atoms ...

The Big Bang theory suggests that the universe began as a hot, dense point, expanding into the cosmos we observe today.

Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? Researchers report on experiments to come closer to an answer. They gained insight ...

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

Calculations of charge distribution in mesons provide benchmark for experimental measurements and validate widely used 'factorization' method for imaging the building blocks of matter.

Negative-stiffness vibration isolators enhance AFM performance, ensuring stability and precision in nanoscale imaging and ...

This shift towards miniaturization and efficiency recalls an idea put forth over 60 years ago by physicist Richard Feynman in ...

For nearly 10 years we’ve been operating in a search mode, and any day we could make a discovery,” said Gray Rybka, a ...