Atoms

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects samples of lunar soil from the moon in 1972.

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors Illustration of doppelganger orbits

Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors

Electron microscope detector achieves record resolution Electron photography

Electron microscope detector achieves record resolution

Making And Shaking New Materials With Ultracold Atoms

Making And Shaking New Materials With Ultracold Atoms

Article cites postdoctoral student Colin Parker, who discusses how to modify the band structure of atoms in an optical lattice


Computer modeling shows crucial function of water molecules in proteins

Computer modeling shows crucial function of water molecules in proteins

New method knocks out stubborn electron problem

New method knocks out stubborn electron problem

New method improves modeling of electrons’ motions in complex molecules

New method improves modeling of electrons’ motions in complex molecules