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Simulating how atoms and molecules move over time is a central challenge in computational chemistry and materials science.

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Galaxies, including the one we call home, are within halos of dark matter. But what exactly dark matter is remains something ...

Two UC Berkeley faculty members and a UC Santa Barbara Nobel laureate were awarded Breakthrough Foundation prizes for their ...

A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) now bridges ...

Physicists found a bizarre quantum state in graphene where electrons flow like a liquid and defy basic conduction rules ...

A neglected force produced by neutrinos and other particles helps atomic physics measurements align with predictions of the ...

After two decades of increases, the overall number of physics bachelor’s degrees awarded has declined for the fourth ...