Navigating the extreme cold of deep space or handling super-chilled liquid fuels here on Earth requires materials that won't ...

Ohio University’s particle accelerator allows physics students to study and experiment with no limits to their learning.

Temperatures of more than 10,000°C and a hail of charged particles from the fusion fuel (plasma): These are extreme ...

The exploration of interplay between topology and nonlinearity leads to an emerging field of nonlinear topological physics.

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 ...

A cryogenic microscope that fits on a laboratory bench has now let scientists watch electrons shake graphene’s atoms in real time, revealing something called “phasons.” The work ties those shivers to ...

A mysterious isotope shift in ytterbium led scientists on a journey of discovery, revealing secrets about the structure of atomic nuclei. While hopes of a new dark force remain unproven, the findings ...

The nucleus of an atom is now the modern version of sand flowing through an hourglass. Researchers have spent 15 years trying to increase accuracy in timekeeping. The ...

Atomic, molecular and optical physics lies at the intersection of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory, providing the fundamental framework for our understanding of matter and light.

Atoms are the world’s most precise timekeepers – so much so that the second is defined as exactly 9 192 631 770 ticks of a caesium-based atomic clock. Commercially-available versions of these ...

Quantum Monte Carlo methods are powerful numerical tools to accurately solve the Schrödinger equation for nuclear systems, a necessary step to describe the structure and reactions of nuclei and ...