QUESTION: Is an atom really hard to break? ANSWER: Not really — we can slice them, dice them, or smash them. Let me explain a little about an atom first, and you will know what I mean. The center of ...

Explore the fascinating world of atoms in this video, which delves into their fundamental components: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Discover the shortcomings of the traditional atomic model as we ...

Fundamental physics, as we've seen, finds itself in a difficult situation. Nothing unexpected has turned up at the Large Hadron Collider. We have phenomena like dark matter and dark energy that are ...

The protons and neutrons in an atom’s nucleus are bound together by the strong nuclear force. By fusing together the nuclei of two light atoms, or by splitting a heavy atom in a process called fission ...

Some atomic nuclei are thin-skinned — they’re surrounded by a slim shell of neutrons. Physicists now know how thick that neutron skin is for one particular type of nucleus. The skin of lead-208 — a ...