From nearly indestructible metals, like tungsten, to delicate clouds in the sky, atoms make up everything around us. But do ...

Now you know that atoms are really small and that there are huge numbers of them, but here are a few other atom facts you might find interesting. Where do atoms come from? Believe it or not, the atoms ...

We know that matter is made up of particles called atoms and that an element is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom. But what are atoms made up of? A very important part of ...

The idea that we all come from ‘cosmic dust’ in the universe and our bodies will eventually break down and go back into the Earth (and eventually, further out into the universe) can be both ...

Matter is made up of very small parts called atoms. Atoms can combine in different numbers and in different ways to make different molecules. Atoms and molecules make up all of the different ...

What happens when a quantum physicist is frustrated by the limitations of quantum mechanics when trying to study densely ...

They placed powdered metal between these jaws, heated it up to 400°C until it ... tune the squeezing pressure and make metal plates three, four or more atoms thick with precision.

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom ... nuclear polarization does not limit studies of muonic atoms. The research was published in Physical Review Letters.

IBM released a video animation of single atoms being manipulated to create simple figures. WSJ’s Anna Leach explains that, as well as being a cute video, the techniques used could help scale ...