Scientists have found a way to make hydrogen peroxide from vibration instead of electricity or light, using motion and water to create a clean oxidant.

If you think of a single atom as a grain of sand, then a wavelength of visible light—which is a thousand times larger than ...

Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have proven that the Carnot principle, a central law of thermodynamics, does ...

New device emits photons in telecom fiber band from the start, so it avoids a separate converter that can waste photons.

Confining and rotating extremely cold atoms or molecules within atomic “Ferris wheels” made from laser light could test ...

Oxetanes and other four-sided molecular rings have become increasingly common in drug design thanks to their small size and ...

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The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known in the West as Joe-1, on Aug. 29, 1949, at Semipalatinsk Test Site, in Kazakhstan. The Soviets called their first atomic test "First Lightning." ...

IAEA Safeguards are embedded in legally binding agreements. In line with the IAEA’s Statute, States accept these Safeguards through the conclusion of such agreements with the Agency. The vast majority ...