A simulation by US theoretical physicists has provided the first fully microscopic characterization of the moment an atom ...

The picture shows a close-up of one carbon atom. A hydrogen atom has one proton as the nucleus and one electron in the region outside the nucleus. The electron and proton are attracted to each other.

Nuclear fission has powered our world and medical advancements for decades. What exactly happens when an atom's nucleus splits into two parts?

When two hydrogen atoms get close enough, the electron from each atom feels an attraction from the proton in the other atom's nucleus. This attraction pulls the atoms together. The electrons end up ...

Based on an experiment at CERN, a collaboration led by the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, can predict hitherto unchartered changes in the shape of nuclei.

CERN researchers have presented strong evidence for the "doubly magic" nature of Tin-100, a rare isotope with exceptional stability.

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

At low energies, the nucleus of an atom appears to behave as if it were made of protons and neutrons, but when the energies are higher, the influence of quarks and gluons becomes "visible" to the ...

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Researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, or UW, and Los Alamos National Laboratory used the Summit ...

If a particle’s wavelength is longer than an atom’s nucleus, it will interact with the nucleus as a whole, rather than with an individual proton or neutron. In the case of a neutrino hitting a ...

Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? An international research team ...