The most common scientific approach for thinking about how condensation, freezing and other phase transitions begin is based ...

An atomic-scale double-slit experiment reveals how neighboring atoms vibrate together, offering a new way to study heat flow ...

Every high-energy nuclear collision leaves behind a trail of clues about the structure of atomic nuclei. Deciphering those ...

There are multiple ways to create two- and three-dimensional models of atoms and molecules. With the advent of cutting-edge apparatus that can image samples at the atomic scale, scientists found that ...

Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is, it was roughly ...

NMAH copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. This comprehensive scientific history presents for the first time a detailed and comprehensive study of the Bohr atom in all its ...