How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from

Almost everything on Earth is made up of atoms, but where do these fundamental building blocks come from?

Stephen L. Levy, Associate Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Astronomy, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
June 23, 2025 • ~8 min

Study: Burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers is the best available option for bulk maritime shipping

Researchers analyzed the full lifecycle of several fuel options and found this approach has a comparable environmental impact, overall, to burning low-sulfur fuels.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 8, 2025 • ~9 min

New platform lets anyone rapidly prototype large, sturdy interactive structures

The system uses reconfigurable electromechanical building blocks to create structural electronics.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 18, 2025 • ~8 min

Atomic Bomb Survivors Plan New Push for Nuclear Disarmament
VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 31, 2024 • ~4 min

Godzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent

Like the Japanese atomic survivors who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Godzilla has a message to share.

Jessica McManus Warnell, Teaching Professor of Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame • conversation
Oct. 14, 2024 • ~10 min

Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties

All the oxygen in your body is thanks to magic numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

Sean Liddick, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 7, 2024 • ~9 min

Atoms on the edge

Physicists capture images of ultracold atoms flowing freely, without friction, in an exotic “edge state.”

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 6, 2024 • ~7 min

Fusion power could transform how we get our energy — and worsen problems it’s intended to solve

Some processes that support fusion energy fuel climate change and may harm the environment.

Sophie Cogan, PhD Candidate, University of York • conversation
July 5, 2024 • ~6 min

Repurposed beer yeast may offer a cost-effective way to remove lead from water

A filter made from yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead as water flows through it.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
May 15, 2024 • ~8 min

Quantum physics could make measuring time more precise

A new method for measuring the time interval, the second, may mitigate some of the limitations that today’s atomic clocks encounter.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
May 6, 2024 • ~7 min

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