Theories of quantum mechanics predict that some particles can exist in superpositions, which essentially means that they can be in more than one state at once. When a particle's state is measured, ...

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Proton beams are not only used in sophisticated nuclear physics experiments. Today, they are becoming increasingly popular in ...

Using lasers with precisely tuned frequency, λ, physicists control rotational states of radium monofluoride molecules and excite specific rotational levels, characterized by the quantum number, J.

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Black holes have a problem that physicists still cannot explain. According to Stephen Hawking’s ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, classical physics failed spectacularly to explain blackbody radiation, predicting infinite energy at short wavelengths—a crisis dubbed the ultraviolet catastrophe. Max ...

After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the ...

Nuclear and plasma physics together probe matter under extreme conditions, from the sub-atomic forces that bind protons and neutrons into nuclei, to the collective behaviour of fully ionised gases in ...

Hickory dickory dock, this nucleus could make a great clock. A special variety of the element thorium hosts an atomic nucleus that could be used to keep time, scientists say. In a first, researchers ...

Swami Jnanananda’s life traces a rare journey from years of meditation in the Himalayas to advanced research in nuclear ...

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