When high-energy radiation interacts with water in living organisms, it generates particles and slow-moving electrons that ...

The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.

The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matter at a special “critical ...

How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department ...

Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling.

The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer ...

Many layers: knife sharpness and cutting technique greatly affect the speed of droplets that are created when cutting an onion (courtesy: Zixuan Wu and Sunghwan “Sunny” Jung at Cornell University) ...

Currently, these are the most promising concepts for future fusion energy plants. Both reactor types make use of the fact that charged particles react to magnetic forces. Strong magnets in the ...

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