Ever since the nucleus of the atom was discovered in 1911, scientists have split, fused and smashed nuclei together to unravel its internal structure. Among the numerous researchers worldwide who are ...

Part of Physics (Single Science) Unit 1: Atomic and nuclear physics Most of the mass and all of the positive charge of an atom is in the nucleus. Most of an atom is empty space, (a vacuum). In 1897, ...

The first spectroscopy measurements of an atom of antimatter have been made by an international team of physicists working on the ALPHA experiment at CERN. The work is an important step towards ...

Holger Müller is in the Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. However, the recoil energy is tiny and therefore hard to measure. Laser-based ...

Flatpack solution: schematic of a Z-shaped graphene electrode sandwiched between two thin layers of boron nitride (green slabs). The ultracold atoms are represented by the red cloud. (Courtesy: K.

In this video excerpt from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," New York Times technology columnist David Pogue visits The Verdin Company, a manufacturer of bells, to learn about bronze. Find out how copper ...

The first atom-level model of a DNA-packed viral capsid reveals genome structure and possible new drug targets, University of Illinois researchers report. Pictured, from left: physics professor ...