Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr had an ongoing rivalry about the true nature of quantum mechanics, and came up with a thought ...

A research team from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has directly measured the masses of two highly unstable atomic nuclei, phosphorus-26 and sulfur-27.

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential of ...

The time is nigh for nuclear clocks. In a first, scientists have used a tabletop laser to bump an atomic nucleus into a higher energy state. It’s a feat that sets scientists on a path toward creating ...

UT researchers have made rare measurements of exotic nuclear decay that reshape how scientists think heavy elements form in extreme cosmic events. You can’t have gold without the decay of an atomic ...

The nucleus of an atom is now the modern version of sand flowing through an hourglass. Researchers have spent 15 years trying to increase accuracy in timekeeping. The U.S. standard currently relies on ...

Physicists probed why lead's nucleus reacts unlike others when hit by electrons and found that instead of clarity, the puzzle ...

Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams at the National Institute for Standards and Technology. The fate of some ...

Two papers challenged the existence of theorized particles called sterile neutrinos that might account for mysteries like the ...

Multipurpose structures could find use in targeted drug delivery, catalysis, microelectronics and tissue engineering ...