Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an ...

The “spacescape” exposes crystal oscillators used in space applications to the hazards of radiation. This article focuses on ...

To study the inner workings of an atom's nucleus, scientists have traditionally relied on sophisticated particle colliders to ...

When building an atom, pay close attention to the particles' electrical charges. Protons have a charge of +1. Electrons have a charge of -1. Neutrons are neutral, as its name implies. A stable atom ...

Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang died in Beijing on Saturday, weeks after marking his 103rd birthday. Yang died of illness, according to state news agency Xinhua. No details ...

Inspired by an artist's stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, allowing them to "paint" gold nanoparticles with polymers to give them an array ...