Nuclear physicists used a little magic in their latest experiment conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...

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SCIENCE NOW CAN FINALLY UNDERSTAND HOW NATURE SUPPLIES THE PARTS THAT MAKE EACH AND EVERY ATOM THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE.

The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei—the center part of atoms, which make up all matter—were more stable ...

When atomic nuclei collide at nearly the speed of light, they unleash something extraordinary. Protons and neutrons break apart, freeing quarks and gluons, the tiniest building blocks of matter. In ...

Atoms are the building blocks of matter. Everything around us — from air and water, to rocks, plants and animals — as well as everything within our bodies, is made up of atoms. They are very small, ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Examining the smallest parts of the universe often takes the biggest kinds of equipment. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a unique piece of equipment the size of a building is ...