An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and ...

The convergence of photonic quantum computing and neutral atom arrays charts a bold and expansive trajectory for the future of quantum technology.

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers led by Abubakar Fadul from the Max ...

Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?

Researcher discusses trapping single atoms and putting them to work in emerging quantum technologies by Ellen Neff, Columbia University ...

Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?

Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?

Atomic-scale detail is now possible with photons, thanks to a cooled-down silver tip and a clever use of plasmonics.

Electronic structure of atoms and molecules articles from across Nature Portfolio The electronic structure of atoms and molecules is the series of energy levels that it are possible for a bound ...

Exotic atoms and molecules articles from across Nature Portfolio Exotic atoms and molecules are forms of basic matter in which one subatomic particle is replaced by another with the same charge.

Can you imagine a life-saving molecule whose “twin” is a deadly poison? As surprising as it may seem, this chemical reality is known as “chirality”. Like a right hand and a left hand, two molecules ...

A pure atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physicist at heart, he's now working on ways to turn fundamental research on how atoms, molecules, and light interact into new technologies with ...