In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...

Researchers are exploring multi-level atomic interactions to enhance quantum entanglement. Using metastable states in strontium, they demonstrate how photon exchange can sustain correlations, offering ...

Philip Ball looks at how a little-known paper by Niels Bohr demonstrates the turmoil in physics on the brink of quantum ...

Interactions between atoms and light rule the behavior of our physical world, but at the same time, can be extremely complex.

In his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump claimed an American first split the atom. A New Zealand mayor immediately disputed.

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...

A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to ...

Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was ...

After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by ...

Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's claims ...

A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in US president ...