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A groundbreaking collaboration between Los Alamos scientists and Duke University has resurrected a nearly forgotten 1938 ...

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

Uranium enrichment concentrates one specific type of the atom to create a substance that can generate massive amounts of ...

Physicists confirm DT fusion insights from a 1938 experiment. The findings connect past theory with current fusion efforts. A ...

Cosmic radiation occasionally contains enormous amounts of energy, but we don’t know why or where this radiation comes from.