However, when it comes to atoms’ third component, electrons, the answer is not as easy. That’s because, as far as we know, electrons are fundamental particles. In other words, they have no ...

This attraction pulls the atoms together. The electrons end up being shared by the atoms in a region around the nucleus of both atoms. Hydrogen atoms are close together. The electron from each atom ...

Peanut butter and jelly. Simon and Garfunkel. Semiconductors and bacteria. Some combinations are more durable than others. In ...

The “lead” of a pencil is actually made of a substance called graphite which is made of carbon atoms. The picture shows a close-up of one carbon atom. A hydrogen atom has one proton as the nucleus and ...

Atoms are in fact made up of three smaller particles called protons, electrons and neutrons. The protons and neutrons are contained in the nucleus, the tiny centre of an atom, with smaller ...

Scientists at Yokohama National University, in collaboration with RIKEN and other institutions in Japan and Korea, have made ...

To study the interactions between electrons in a material, physicists have come up with a number of tricks over the years.

Scientists at YOKOHAMA National University, in collaboration with RIKEN and other institutions in Japan and Korea, have made ...