Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an ...

The microchips that power our phones, computers, and countless other devices look perfectly uniform on the outside, but on ...

Cold atom experiments trap atoms to probe quantum effects, enabling ultra-precise sensing, timekeeping, and monitoring of ...

In the rapid development of quantum computing and sensor technology, accurately simulating the behavior of atomic-level materials is particularly important. However, traditional simulation methods ...

A research team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new method to uncover the atomic origins of unusual ...

Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have ...

Scientists have observed “bending” atoms using a crystal grating—an experiment once believed impossible at the high energies required. The authors of a new, non-peer reviewed study detail how the a ...

The intermediate range order of covalent glasses has been extensively studied in terms of the first sharp diffraction peak (FSDP), but the direct observation of the atomic density fluctuations that ...

While many Earth-based experiments have been run to try to detect dark matter, the mysterious substance remains elusive. Now physicists have proposed a new experiment that would try to find signals by ...

In a world-first experiment, the University of Oxford and Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers have used real-time 3D imaging to understand hydrogen’s effect on stainless steel. The team studied ...