The 'plum pudding' model of the atom was proposed by JJ Thomson, who had also discovered the electron. The 'plum pudding' model of the atom was proposed by JJ Thomson, who had also discovered the ...

Neutrinos are the ninjas of the universe. They don’t interact with other particles very often, but when they do, they obliterate them. Until now. Scientists have observed a new way that neutrinos ...

Picture an atom, and you may imagine spherical electrons orbiting a nucleus packed with particles like neutrons. Only certain orbits - quantum levels - are possible. It's a simplistic model, yet ...