It was the most expensive weapon in human history, costing more than the project that built the Atomic Bomb itself. The B-29 ...

When materials become just one atom thick, melting no longer follows the familiar rules. Instead of jumping straight from ...

A long-standing law of thermodynamics turns out to have a loophole at the smallest scales. Researchers have shown that quantum engines made of correlated particles can exceed the traditional ...

The strontium atomic clock measures time so precisely it would not lose a second for 15 billion years, redefining how time can be tracked.

A hundred years ago, quantum mechanics was a radical theory that baffled even the brightest minds. Today, it's the backbone ...

Different atoms and ions possess characteristic energy levels. Like a fingerprint, they are unique for each species. Among ...

By bringing the long-standing and opposing views of quantum mechanics together to form a single cohesive theory, a research ...

Copper atoms trapped in MXene nanochannels remove 94.9% of bisphenol A in 5 minutes by concentrating reactants and lowering ...

A study by physicists affiliated with the Foundational Questions Institute (FQxI) found that time ...

Delve into the detail of atomic physics. As the basic units of matter, atoms are the building blocks for everything in the universe. Once thought to be indivisible, we now know they can indeed be ...

Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated that the Carnot principle, a foundational rule of thermodynamics, does not fully apply ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...