As the nucleus splits, it also releases its neutrons. These neutrons bounce around at incredible speeds until some eventually collide with other nuclei. This sets off a chain reaction as each ...

A team of Harvard physicists built the first-ever quantum computing machine that can operate continuously without restarting, achieving a major breakthrough in a field that could revolutionize ...

As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing them into tiny targets.

In a groundbreaking breakthrough, engineers have figured out how to make atomic nuclei “talk” inside silicon chips. This discovery solves one of the biggest hurdles in scaling quantum computers by ...

In a collaboration that demonstrates the power of innovation and teamwork, physicists and engineers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory created a mobile muon detector that is ...

Researchers at UNSW have found a way to make atomic nuclei communicate through electrons, allowing them to achieve entanglement at scales used in today’s computer chips. This breakthrough brings ...

Physicists have been baffled by the discovery of mysterious ‘ghost particles‘ for years (Getty/iStock) As the neutrinos collide with the protons in the scintillator, they release minuscule but ...

Everything we see around us, from the ground beneath our feet to the most remote galaxies, is made of matter. For scientists, that has long posed a problem: According to physicists’ best current ...

Neutrino lasers: It’s an idea that many physicists didn’t see coming. At first glance, physics suggests that it would be impossible to make a laser of neutrinos, famously elusive subatomic particles.