9 November 2012 When nanoparticles (almost) touch Elhuyar Fundazioa When two gold nanoparticle spheres are pushed sufficiently close together, the gap between them acquires a red colour, as…
12 March 2012 Proposed nuclear clock would be absurdly accurate University of New South Wales A new time-keeping device based on the orbit of a neutron around an atomic nucleus has been proposed by scientists at the…
7 March 2012 Groundbreaking images of atom vibration captured The Ohio State University Researchers at Ohio State University have used a new ultrafast camera to capture the first ever image of two atoms vibrating…
26 May 2011 Rounding up electrons Imperial College London A decade-long experiment has discovered electrons are “rounder” than expected. The experiment looked at electrons inside…