For half a century, researchers have seen loops of displaced atoms appearing inside nuclear reactor steel after exposure to radiation

NIST prototype design uses ultracold trapped atoms to measure pressure

By zapping a layer of meteor residue in the atmosphere with ground-based lasers, scientists get a new view of Earth's magnetic field

Technique allows scientists to create atomically-thin fabrics

Advance could eventually spawn new states of matter

A precise new way to study materials shows this ‘electron-phonon coupling’ can be far stronger than predicted, and could potentially play a role in unconventional superconductivity

When the X-rays blast electrons out of one atom, stripping it from the inside out, it steals more from its neighbors—a new insight that could help advance high-res imaging of whole viruses, bacteria, and complex materials

Using atom probe tomography, researchers were able to accurately date such events in baddeleyite, a relatively common but small uranium-bearing mineral in planetary igneous rocks

New device at Berkeley Lab’s 88-Inch Cyclotron is designed to measure the mass number of superheavy, human-made elements

An experiment designed to detail the inner workings of the strong force inside matter reports its first data