Asymmetric nuclei are ideal for this purpose because their lopsided shape makes small changes easier to detect. Radium, for ...

The standard model of particle physics may be due for a philosophical remodel, including rethinking what qualifies each of its particles to count as a particle to begin with. Whether a particle is ...

If photons possess more quantum states than expected, it would overhaul our understanding of all particle physics – and now physicists have identified a way to test this radical idea in an experiment.

An illustration of two entangled molecules which are individually trapped in magic-wavelength optical tweezers. Credit: Durham University Researchers at Durham University have successfully ...