Scientists have observed “bending” atoms using a crystal grating—an experiment once believed impossible at the high energies required. The authors of a new, non-peer reviewed study detail how the a ...

A group of researchers from the National Physical Laboratory, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TMX), and UK-based consultancy Z/Yen have brought atomic clock timestamp precision to stock market trading ...

Why do atomic nuclei, which should easily break apart, form more readily in extreme environments? This cosmic mystery, which has puzzled scientists for decades, has finally been solved. The National R ...

Get hands-on with KS3 science investigations in Atomic Labs. Experiment and put your science skills to the test using Bunsen burners, test tubes and much more. There are twelve experiments to be ...

Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab. (Santa Barbara, ...

While many Earth-based experiments have been run to try to detect dark matter, the mysterious substance remains elusive. Now physicists have proposed a new experiment that would try to find signals by ...

The tests were recorded in Nevada more than 60 years ago to document the astonishing impact of a 15-kiloton Grable bomb. Archive footage from the Federal Civil Defence Administration's Upshot-Knothole ...

Britain’s first atomic weapon test in the Monte Bello Islands off Australia (Archive/PA) People affected by Britain’s atomic experiments have asked for formal recognition for nuclear test veterans in ...

A university building at the centre of an investigation after six cancer deaths following nuclear experiments 100 years ago poses no more of a risk than passive smoking, an official report has found.

People affected by Britain’s atomic experiments have asked for formal recognition for nuclear test veterans in their first ever official meeting with a prime minister. A group including a nuclear bomb ...