Hanging around: this image shows where an electron is most likely to be found in an exciton. Yellow indicates high probability and blue low probability. The hole is located at the centre of the ...

Quantum theory describes events that take place on extremely short time scales. In the past, such events were regarded as 'momentary' or 'instantaneous': An electron orbits the nucleus of an atom—in ...

Atomic-scale imaging emerged in the mid-1950s and has been advancing rapidly ever since—so much so, that back in 2008, physicists successfully used an electron microscope to image a single hydrogen ...

Rocket Lab, a US aerospace company with operations in New Zealand, has successfully tested a previously unannounced kick stage on the Still Testing Electron launch vehicle, using it to circularize the ...

An international team, co-led by UC Santa Cruz physicist Jairo Velasco, Jr., has answered the question of where patterns emerge from chaos. The team described an experiment that validates a theory ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The successful launch of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket Jan. 20 also ...

IN a previous paper 1, describing diurnal variation of ionospheric electron content during November–December, 1961, at mid-latitudes, we reported the existence of a secondary maximum of ionization ...

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from the company's launch site in New Zealand Jan. 20. This launch, the second for the small launch vehicle, was the first to successfully reach orbit. Credit: ...