The question is from a student in Mrs. Alexander's seventh-grade science class at Smithton Middle School. A: "An electron is both a wave and a particle. You cannot pinpoint exactly where it is as any ...

The new study -- led by Feng Liu, a professor of materials science and engineering -- supports a controversial 2000 study by German physicist Franz Giessibl, who claimed he was able to use an atomic ...

Quantum mechanics explains why the electrons can keep spinning indefinitely. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An atom is best ...

Can scientists image the motion of electrons inside atoms? It’s a challenging problem, but solving it would help us develop a more complete understanding of things like chemical reactions and the ...

The Nobel Physics Prize this year went to physicists Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, and Ferenc Krausz for developing a way to spy on the ultra-fast lives of electrons. The physicists’ combined 40 ...

Stockholm — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for studying how electrons zip around atoms in fractions of seconds, a field that could one day lead to better electronics or ...

Although quantum mechanics is king of the hill when it comes to describing the properties of atoms, that doesn't mean classical physics is useless. In fact, the picture of an electron circling an ...

Feb. 26 (UPI) --Scientists have discovered an atom filled with atoms. The atom's electrons orbit at such a great distance that there's room for other atoms. The atoms within the "giant atom" form weak ...

Researchers in Germany and the US have used flashes of laser light to follow the motion of valence electrons as they are excited and ejected from atoms of krypton. They say that their technique could ...

The end of the silicon age has begun. As computer chips approach the physical limits of miniaturization and power-hungry processors drive up energy costs, scientists are looking to a new crop of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Black holes are notable for many things, especially their simplicity. They're just … holes. That ...

"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet. When you purchase ...