Scientists claim to have created the world’s most accurate time keeper, a new atomic clock, which can give precise timing for billions of years. Reuters A group of physicists at the National Institute ...

Bose-Einstein condensation occurs when a gas of atoms is cooled until the de Broglie wavelength of the atoms is comparable with the average distance between them. When this happens the atoms all ...

A pair of experimental atomic clocks based on ytterbium atoms at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has set a new record for stability. The clocks act like 21st-century pendulums or ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Nanoparticles research has been providing innovative solutions in the field of biomedicine, cosmetics and electronics which may not have been possible by using the basic elements in their original ...

Technically, no clock can be more accurate than cesium standards such as NIST-F1 – the cesium fountain atomic clock that serves as the United States' primary time and frequency standard. But ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ytterbium has a bright silvery luster, is soft, malleable, and quite ductile. One of the ...

The Last Page column (our funny page) in Smithsonian’s May issue is dedicated to people who missed the cut for Macarthur “Genius” Grants. An example: STAN LINDBERG -- EXPERIMENTAL CHEMIST Forging new ...

LEMONT, IL—In the physical world, one of the most incontrovertible truths is that magnetism and superconductivity are usually incompatible. Like two battalions of soldiers fighting over the same ...