atom

The English chemist and physicist John Dalton (1766-1844) is the man credited today with developing modern atomic theory. However, an understanding of atoms was actually formulated 2,500 years before Dalton ...

So the periodic table has expanded again with the addition late last year of four new superheavy elements, ...

What do ancient artefacts, fragments from celestial bodies, microchips and gunshot residue have in common?

"In a dream I saw a table where all the elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I ...

For the first time, researchers have detected a single hydrogen atom using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

A theory of atoms was formulated 2,500 years before English physicist John Dalton developed modern atomic thoery. Indian ...

The ultimate dream of nanotechnology is to be able to manipulate matter atom by atom. To do that, ...

Australian researchers have been able to place a single phosphorous atom with extreme accuracy inside a silicon crystal, ...