The atoms of a solid are strongly attracted to each other. Solids keep their shape because of these strong attractions. The atoms vibrate but do not move past each other.

Interactions between atoms and light rule the behavior of our physical world, but at the same time, can be extremely complex.

Energy from the washers is transferred to the water. Molecules in the hot water are moving faster than the atoms in the spoon. Faster-moving water molecules strike the atoms of the spoon, transferring ...

In 1986, American physicist Arthur Ashkin developed a fascinating tool that could gently pick and move microscopic objects ... a controlled transfer of atoms from one place to another via quantum ...

These methods involve directing fast-moving atoms at a surface and analyzing how they scatter off it. This scattering provides valuable information about the surface's structure and dynamics ...

Attosecond science, honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, is transforming our understanding of how electrons move in ...