Extremely intense X-ray pulses can determine the positions of some hydrogen atoms in organic molecules that form small crystals, an all-RIKEN team has shown. Many areas, including drug discovery and ...

The True Scale of Atoms Revealed A Nuclear Engineer Reacts to Corridor Crew. A nuclear engineer reacts to Corridor Crew’s exploration of atomic scale and explains just how incredibly small atoms ...

Researchers at Umeå University have identified the inner workings of a highly efficient and stable catalyst for hydrogen production, a process central to many sustainable energy initiatives. The study ...

All matter is made of very small units called atoms. Atoms are so small they cannot be seen using a regular microscope. Scientists have discovered a way to “see” atoms using a special instrument ...

If you were to take any object in the Universe that's made of normal matter ⁠— anything a human being could touch, see, or otherwise detect an interaction with using our bodies ⁠— you'd find that you ...

Classical physics describes how big things behave and interact in our physical world. Throw a ball into the air, and you know it will go up and come down in a predictable path every time. In the ...