How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, ...

The W boson particle was discovered in 1983. It is not just a fundamental particle in physics, but together with the Z boson, W boson is responsible for what is known as the weak force, which is one ...

For the past half century or so, a theory known by the understated name of the Standard Model has dominated the field of particle physics. This theory provides us with a detailed description of the 17 ...

STOCKHOLM -- Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots -- tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light ...

Iron–sulfur clusters are a universal biological motif. They carry out electron transfer, redox chemistry and even oxygen sensing, in diverse processes including nitrogen fixation, respiration and ...