Gillian Schutte follows the transformative journey of the atom from a symbol of destruction to a beacon of sustainable energy ...

Could black holes help explain the origins of high-energy cosmic radiation? The universe is filled with many forms of ...

“This research helps reveal how nuclear matter behaves under extreme conditions, like those that existed just after the Big Bang. By making models of these collisions more accurate, we can better ...

For example, the atomic number of chlorine is 17. Every chlorine atom has 17 protons and 17 electrons. It has 17 positive charges and 17 negative charges, meaning that it is neutral overall. Atoms of ...

More than 100 Connecticut businesses use low-level radioactive materials, mostly for X-rays, CT scans and PET scans.

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving ...

Physicists with the STAR Collaboration have reported their strongest evidence yet for a long-sought feature in nuclear ...

In alchemy, a theory exists about altering the nature of metals through changes in their composition, prominently featuring the legendary philosopher’s stone. But can one truly ... Continue Reading → ...

Rice University researchers used a focused electron beam to pattern device functions with submicron precision directly into ...

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

The biological study of species offers no equivalent to such transmutation. An individual which belongs to a given species ...