With a new molecule-based method, physicists peer inside an atom's nucleus

Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" ...

JEE Main 2026: Check Physics Syllabus

This engineering exam, which is a gateway to some of the premium engineering colleges such as IITs, NITs and more, cover ...

Testing America’s Nuclear Bombs: What to Know

Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably ...

Experimental proof of long-suspected atomic decay pathway adds new detail to 'nuclear periodic table'

For the first time, a research team from the University of Cologne has observed the electron capture decay of technetium-98, ...
Nature

Secret route to warm cosmic ‘inflation’: the nuclear force

The ‘inflationary’ model of cosmology explains many large-scale features of the Universe as the result of a primordial period ...

‘You and the Atom Bomb’: how George Orwell’s 1945 essay predicted the Cold War and nuclear proliferation

Since then, its threat has shaped and justified global conflict. Both Iraq and Iran have been accused of seeking the bomb, ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

From spark to inferno: New model inspired by forest fires could explain why some ideas go viral

From conspiracy theories to new fashion trends, some online ideas explode in hours—capturing attention and shaping discourse—while others hardly gain attention. What makes some ideas go viral while ...
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A Forgotten 19th Century "Vortex" Model Of The Atom May Help Explain Why The Universe Exists At All

"They are the parents of all matter in the universe today, including our own bodies, while the knots can be thought of as our ...