Scientists may have discovered the most powerful particle colliders in the universe — and they're strewn throughout our ...

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

Researchers have observed hydrogen and deuterium molecules in tiny spaces called picocavities using advanced spectroscopy. This study reveals unique differences between the molecules due to quantum ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over the decades, physicists have compiled various lists of the most important fundamental constants. Generally, there are a ...

How much do you know about the building blocks of life, the universe and everything? Take our quiz to see if you can separate your muons from your mesons.

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

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

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 ...