Quantum billiard balls: Digging deeper into light-assisted atomic collisions
When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...
Strong nuclear force calculations explain multiscale phenomena in atomic nuclei
Atomic nuclei exhibit multiple energy scales simultaneously—ranging from hundreds down to fractions of a megaelectronvolt. A new study demonstrates that these drastically different scales can be ...
How heavy metals get into baby food—and what California is doing to help parents
As of Jan. 1, 2025, every company that sells baby food products in California is required to test for four heavy metals every ...