Atomic and molecular physics it the study of the properties, dynamics and interactions of the basic (but not fundamental) building blocks of matter. A crucial component of this is understanding the ...

A new generation of electron microscopes is able to explore the microscopic properties of materials and devices as diverse as transistors, turbine blades and interfacial superconductors. All of these ...

The IAEA provides fundamental nuclear data for energy and non-energy applications, as well as atomic data for fusion energy research. Nuclear structure and decay data describe the lifetimes and decay ...

The Doomsday Clock is a design that warns the public about how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making. It is a metaphor, a reminder of the perils we must ...

Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and former Environmental and Security Lead in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy ...