At 14 degrees, the ion spread rate remained at 84% of what it was at 77 degrees. This extraordinary substance can help solve ...

“You can think of each atom as a compass needle,” explained ... of the team’s atoms with a microwave signal, its internal structure will wiggle—a sort of atomic dance that can tell ...

Superionic materials are a class of materials that simultaneously present properties that are characteristic of solids and liquids. Essentially, a set of ions in these materials exhibits liquid-like ...

The recent inaugural address of President Donald Trump has sparked a heated debate over the origins of a groundbreaking scientific achievement: splitting the atom. Trump's claim that American ...

Lithium is an elemental metal that’s become widespread in our technology-driven world. Among the more notable of its uses is the manufacturing of rechargeable batteries for both electric ...

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) wants to construct a particle accelerator that will generate powerful neutron beams capable of breaking down atoms of lithium, turning them into tritium fuel.

This 1911 discovery redefined atomic structure and, therefore, atomic physics. In 1919, Rutherford went a step further, successfully disintegrating the nucleus of a nitrogen atom by firing alpha ...

Liontown Resources earned around $US20 for every tonne of lithium mined at its West Australian project in the December quarter, defying a sharp slump in global ...

“Rutherford’s ground breaking research on radio communication, radioactivity, the structure of the atom and ultra sound technology were done at Cambridge and Manchester Universities in the UK and ...

A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in U.S. president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom. The mayor of ...

Bolivia is stepping up efforts to tap the world’s biggest lithium deposits, readying deals with new investors to build processing plants despite low prices and growing opposition from lawmakers ...

"Rutherford's ground breaking research on radio communication, radioactivity, the structure of the atom and ultra sound technology were done at Cambridge and Manchester Universities in the UK and ...