MIT scientists have coaxed atoms into an exotic "edge state" for the first time, allowing them to flow completely friction-free. The breakthrough could lead to better superconductor materials.
Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeepers we have, losing only seconds across billions of years. But apparently that's not accurate enough - nuclear clocks could steal their thunder, speeding up GPS and the internet, among other things. Now, .. ...
Physicists have created the heaviest clumps of antimatter particles ever seen. Known as antihyperhydrogen-4, this strange stuff could help us solve some of the most puzzling physics mysteries.
The subatomic world is hard to image not just because it's incredibly tiny, but super fast too. Now physicists at the University of Arizona have developed the world's fastest electron microscope to capture events lasting just one quintillionth of a . ...
Physicists at Purdue University have levitated nanoscale diamonds, hit them with lasers to make them flash and sent them spinning at an incredible 1.2 billion rpm. The experiments aren't just about creating the "world's smallest disco" but could help ...
Scientists at Berkeley Lab have used a titanium beam to make atoms of element 116. Not only does this represent a new way to make the super rare element, but it stands as a proof-of-concept that they could soon potentially create the as-yet ...