Alpha particles are also known as alpha radiation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Alongside beta particles, gamma rays, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light. When Einstein set ...

Light is well known to exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties, as imaged here in this 2015 photograph. What's less well appreciated is that matter particles also exhibit those wave-like ...