Quantum billiard balls: Digging deeper into light-assisted atomic collisions
When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...
Nanoscale technique uses atomic vibrations to show how quantum materials behave at interfaces
Scientists are racing to develop new materials for quantum technologies in computing and sensing for ultraprecise ...
Strong nuclear force calculations explain multiscale phenomena in atomic nuclei
Atomic nuclei exhibit multiple energy scales simultaneously—ranging from hundreds down to fractions of a megaelectronvolt. A new study demonstrates that these drastically different scales can be ...
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Is It Time to Redefine Time?
Atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change ...
New experiments finally prove a long-forgotten theory about how quantum particles spin
What makes something quantum? This question has kept a small but dedicated fraction of the world's population—most of them ...
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Systematic Study of Hard-Wall Confinement-Induced Effects on Atomic Electronic Structure
Our fully numerical calculations are based on nonrelativistic density functional theory ... atomic polarizabilities─which have an important role in chemical bonding─evolve as a function of pressure.
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The 'Doomsday Clock' just moved closer to midnight. Here's why atomic scientists think humanity is closer than ever to destroying itself.
Humanity is closer to destroying itself, according to atomic scientists who revealed on Tuesday that the famous “Doomsday Clock” was set to 89 seconds to midnight — the closest it has ever been.
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DeepSeek Has Rattled the AI Industry. Here’s a Look at Other Chinese AI Models
HONG KONG — The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced ...
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Atomic Heart: Enchantment Under the Sea - Official Launch Trailer
Meet the characters, check out gameplay, and prepare to explore a new chapter of the story of Atomic Heart in this launch trailer for the FPS game's third DLC, Enchantment Under the Sea.
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Enterprise AI Startup Atomicwork Bags $25 Mn To Launch Agentic Models
“Instead of opting the industry-wide model of building an AI layer on top ... of workflows along with the system of engagement. In Atomic work, we are trying to bring all these things together ...
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PRESS RELEASE: Doomsday Clock set at 89 seconds to midnight, closest ever to human extinction
The world depends on immediate action. The Doomsday Clock’s time is set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board (SASB) in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which ...
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How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
On January 20, DeepSeek, a relatively unknown AI research lab from China, released an open source model that’s quickly become the talk of the town in Silicon Valley. According to a paper ...