Atomic, molecular and optical physics lies at the intersection of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory, providing the fundamental framework for our understanding of matter and light.

The 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics begins May 30. Scientists from around the world will present new findings on atoms, simple ...

Laboratory Nuclear and High-Energy Physics (LPNHE) has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles ...

Scientists in Germany have unveiled that the world’s most precise mobile atomic clock is so accurate that it will be off by ...

Atomic clocks record time using microwaves to measure the frequency of quantum vibrations of electrons. They are the basis upon which a second is defined. But there’s a new kid on the block, the ...

MIT researchers double the accuracy of optical atomic clocks by reducing quantum noise with an innovative laser technique.

Most of the atomic clocks in the world - fewer than 500 in total - are housed at standards institutes and used to keep time ...

Physicists have made one of the highest performance atomic clocks ever. ­­ Their instrument, known as an optical lattice atomic clock, can measure differences in time to a precision equivalent to ...

Haozhe "Harry" Wang's electrical and computer engineering lab at Duke welcomed an unusual new lab member this fall: ...