A new proposal makes the case that paraparticles—a new category of quantum particle—could be created in exotic materials.

Explore the fundamental components of an atom: protons, neutrons, and electrons. This video discusses why the traditional model of the atom is inaccurate, highlighting the unpredictable nature of ...

Manuel Endres, professor of physics at Caltech, specializes in finely controlling single atoms using devices known as optical ...

Most people have never heard of vacuum decay, but if it happened it would be the biggest natural disaster in the universe. If ...

This cataclysm would result from a change in the Higgs field, a quantum field that pervades all of space. It would be ...

An international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has measured the radius of the nucleus of muonic helium ...

A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in determining fundamental properties of atomic nuclei. The team conducted laser spectroscopy experiments on muonic helium-3. Muonic helium-3 is ...

Research from Norway suggests supermassive black holes and their powerful winds might be the long-sought cosmic cause behind ...

Conventional MRI scans, familiar to us from hospitals, have a resolution of around one-tenth of a millimeter, which allows ...

Scientist’s has found a way to turn lead into gold just for a seconds after years of trial by the alchemist. More research ...