Over the last few years, optical atomic clocks have broken record after record in precision timekeeping. Atoms are cooled to ...

Here's a novel pathway to a more sustainable planet: carbo-loading for the public good. In a new study published in Nature Synthesis, chemists at Yale and the University of California-Berkeley have ...

At Brookhaven, L.I., a dragline excavator manned by a nuclear physicist broke ground last week for the first chain-reacting pile to be built in the U.S. in peacetime.* Financed by a $10 million ...

Scientists have decoded the atomic-level secrets behind catalysts that turn propane into propylene. Their algorithms reveal unexpected oxide behavior that stabilizes the catalytic reaction by ...

In a world first, scientists have filmed atoms in motion, capturing their thermal vibrations in real-time with stunning clarity. The breakthrough, led by Yichao Zhang, an assistant professor at the ...

When the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, its tremors were felt even in U.S. book publishing. The journalists of science hastily locked themselves up with their thoughts and their typewriters. Editors ...

The Bulletin is delighted to feature Atomic Terrain, an ongoing constellation of artistic projects aimed at drawing attention to how nuclear legacies reverberate in today’s world. Atomic Terrain is ...

Every monsoon season, Assam drowns. Floodwaters swallow villages, ruin crops, and contaminate the only water sources millions of people depend on. Now, atomic science may have an answer, and it comes ...