In a landmark experiment that bridges a century of quantum theory and modern technology, physicists have, for the first time, directly observed individual free-range atoms interacting in open space.

In a striking display of quantum physics, a team of researchers has recreated one of science’s most legendary experiments—with unprecedented precision. At MIT, scientists cooled thousands of atoms to ...

Flash Physics is our daily pick of the latest need-to-know developments from the global physics community selected by Physics World‘s team of editors and reporters Hot and cold: voids (left) and ...