The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) has addressed a 40-year-old quantum puzzle, unlocking a new ...

The idea of powering a house with a single atom might seem like science fiction, but recent advancements in nuclear physics ...

A new method uses helium droplets combined with ultrashort laser pulses to trigger chemical reactions in a controlled way.

To address this, California-based Atom Computing is working alongside Microsoft. In September 2024, Microsoft announced a collaboration with Atom to build the world’s most powerful quantum ...

The word “atom” comes from the Greek “atomos” which means indivisible or uncuttable. Our modern view of the atom is less than 100 years old and parts of the atom, such as the neutron, were ...

ATOM Festival of Science & Technology celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. It highlights the companies, organisations and scientists active in and around the town, as well as hosting some ...

Replacing a single atom in a molecule without altering the others has always been a challenge for chemists. Now, a novel technique based on light simplifies this operation. A team of researchers from ...

They say you can never trust an atom because they make up everything. This week, we’re shrinking down and getting literally into the heart of the matter. We’ve covered the periodic table and ...

Scientists have been able to characterize a single atom using X-rays.Not only they were able to distinguish the type of atoms they were seeing (there were two different ones), but they also ...

Science news this week includes a 72 million-year-old mosasaur unearthed in Japan and a startling theory about atom-size black holes. (Image credit: Getty Images - NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center) ...