Using DNA as smart LEGO bricks, scientists are building the next generation of tiny tech that could change computing, ...

So why does anyone even bother with it? Because cesium has one thing going for it that no other element can match: it's precise. On the atomic level, its vibration frequency is so consistent that it ...

After more than 30 years, physicists in Finland have uncovered the heaviest nucleus ever seen to emit a proton, a rare process that sheds light on the limits of atomic matter. The discovery of 188-ast ...

Scientists at the European XFEL research facility have directly observed atomic-scale deformations inside solar ...

Scientists directly observed tiny lattice deformations in quantum dots caused by electron-hole pairs, key for advancing solar ...

GRETA, the world’s most powerful gamma-ray detector, is ready to unlock new secrets about the structure and limits of atomic nuclei.

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, The Associated Press is republishing the extraordinary photos of one survivor of the attack. Sumiteru ...

Nagasaki marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic bombing of the city on a rainy Saturday, amid frustration among the dwindling number of survivors that their powerful calls for eradicating nuclear ...

The deformations are caused by so-called electron-hole pairs. These are released electrons and their ‘gaps’ left behind in the atomic lattice. The oppositely charged pairs play an important role in ...

80 years after atomic blast, Hiroshima’s trees still tell the story When the Japanese city of Hiroshima became the site of the first-ever use of a nuclear weapon in war, two-thirds of the city was ...

Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing support of global ...