Clues to inner atomic life from subtle light-emission shifts: Hyperfine structure of light absorption by short-lived cadmium atom isotopes reveals characteristics of the nucleus that matter for high precision detection methods
Two main factors influence the cadmium atom's hyperfine structure. First, electrons orbiting the nucleus create a magnetic field resulting in a force affecting the nucleus, and splitting its absorption and emission line into a number of finer lines....
Counting stars with Gaia
Stellar density map
Tracking Space Weather Before It Reaches Earth
This image of the sun from January 7, 2014, combines a picture of the sun captured by NASA’s Solar...
Discovery of nanotubes offers new clues about cell-to-cell communication
Discovery of nanotubes offers new clues about cell-to-cell communication.
Nanospiked bacteria are the brightest hard X-ray emitters
This image shows a 10,000 fold enhanced X-ray emission from nanoparticle doped bacteria, from plasma generated by intense ultra short...
Producing spin-entangled electrons
False color scanning electron microscope image of the device.
The two green spots are the quantum dots located in the gap between the...
Measurement of Tiny Amounts of Heavy Metals in Baby Food Samples
Helium 'balloons' offer new path to control complex materials
Inserting helium atoms (visualized as a red balloon) into a crystalline film (gold) allowed Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers to...
