Sheets of bismuth, gallium, indium, tin and lead can now be made just a few atoms thick by crushing them at a high ...

Researchers have developed innovative methods to control the ionization of atoms and molecules using specially structured light beams, challenging traditional limits. This breakthrough could lead to ...

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have made a breakthrough in understanding ionization, the process by which atoms lose ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers are working to move cold atom quantum experiments and applications from the laboratory tabletop to chip-based systems, opening new possibilities for sensing, precision ...

Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi, a physicist who studies 2D materials at the University of California, Irvine, likens the ...

Researchers at UCSB have successfully moved quantum experiments from bulky lab setups to a chip, in a global first.

Researchers have taken atomic diffraction to a new level, revealing surprising behaviors in high-energy helium and hydrogen ...

Since atoms are smaller than the wavelength of visible light, we can’t see them directly—but they still interact with light in ways that create color. Discover how atomic structure influences the ...

The Atomic Energy Commission was flying captive balloons last week over its Nevada test site. Magnesium flares, burned at varying altitudes, would simulate atom bombs and indicate how high a bomb ...

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Your editorial ‘Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards’ (see Nature 635, 8; 2024) highlights important challenges in science communication. But it overlooks a ...

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