Discover the fascinating process of radioactive decay, where unstable atoms transform, releasing energy in the form of alpha, beta, and gamma emissions.

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical ...

More efficient and sustainable energy conversion technologies, among other applications, hinge on lowering the amount of ...

When we first learn about atoms, we learn that the simplest has one electron buzzing around one proton, aka hydrogen. But it turns out there's an atom that's even simpler than this. It's called ...

Protons, the positively charged particles that help build every atom in our bodies, are starting to look less like classical billiard balls and more like quantum actors. A growing body of research now ...

But only in the last 70 years have we known for certain they were there. In 1956, physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines ...

More efficient and sustainable energy conversion technologies, among other applications, hinge on lowering the amount of energy needed to trigger ...

Nash, L. (2026) On the Size of the Electron in a Quantum Universe. Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology, ...

A new chart for highly charged ions (HCIs) has been proposed, aiming to replicate the conventional periodic table’s ...

Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics.

New director-general Mark Thomson discusses fundraising efforts and future priorities for Europe’s particle-physics ...

Electrons are usually described as particles, but in a rare quantum material, that picture completely breaks down ...