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

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

Physicists have made a breakthrough in the development of a nuclear clock, a new kind of ultra-precise clock that could ...

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

An international team led by scientists of GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz, succeeded in determining the chemical properties of the ...

The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, a former base for atomic bomb testing, has lead to a cluster of health issues.

Among the alternatives to fossil fuels, nuclear energy is a widely adopted method of generating power that is often ...

Richard Powers's novel "Playground" explores AI, oceans, and human emotions, inviting readers to reflect on life choices.

The study challenges the long-held theory of probability that, given an infinite period of time, monkeys pressing keys at ...

It challenges the long-held theory that monkeys pressing keys at random on a typewriter would eventually be able to reproduce ...

An international team led by scientists of GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Helmholtz ...

The new issue of Optica Quantum is available. A Gold Open Access journal from Optica Publishing Group, Optica Quantum provides a home for high-impact research in quantum information science and ...