A simulation by US theoretical physicists has provided the first fully microscopic characterization of the moment an atom ...

Among the alternatives to fossil fuels, nuclear energy is a widely adopted method of generating power that is often ...

In 1917, Ernest Rutherford changed the world when he split the atom at The University of Manchester - a breakthrough which resulted in the development of nuclear power, as well as cancer-fighting ...

As physicists came closer to understanding the nature of the atom in the 1930s, it became increasingly clear that a great deal of energy could be released by splitting atoms. In 1939, Albert Einstein ...

As the decades went on, more discoveries were made. By 1938, German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann became the first ...

It has been more than 70 years since Sir John Cockcroft, one of Britain’s nuclear pioneers, won the Nobel Prize for splitting ...

He went on to become the first "atom smasher," 20 years before the Manhattan Project. When people think of splitting the atom, most people think of the Manhattan Project undertaken during WW2 ...

The source of all nuclear power is the binding energy of an atom. The energy stored in an atom can be released in two main ...

Light-touch regulation of AI might fail to protect the public, while a heavy-handed approach risks stifling innovation.

Mitochondria divide to share the load when nutrients are scarce — plus, how smashing atomic nuclei together helps identify their shapes.

Please verify your email address. Since I started reviewing the CRKD Atom controller, it has never left my person when I'm out of the house. This is thanks to its minute size and attachable key ...