Atomic Ambitions

Everything is Atoms

Discover the fundamental building blocks of our universe.

See how we unlock the mysteries to thrive.

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Enter Zanzibar's World of Energy

Join the adventure. Discover what was lost.

Isotope Explorer snapshot showing uranium-235 decaying to thorium-231

Isotope Explorer

Choose an isotope. Blast it with neutrons. Make it split and decay. See what happens.

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Atom Builder snapshot of a Bohr model with electrons orbiting a nucleus

Atom Builder

Try your hand at building the elements nucleon by nucleon. What happens when you add electrons?

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Fundamentals

Atoms and Other Basics

Build intuition for atoms, isotopes, particles, radiation, and the core ideas behind the physical world.

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Simulators

Explore With Models

A safe way to learn about atoms, how they are put together, and how they change.

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Technology

Nuclear Reactor Types

Explore how different reactor designs work, what they are used for, and how they compare.

Explore reactors

Blog

Progress and oPinions

Optimistic views of the evolving world of atomic energy. Topical news and essays from an upbeat perspective.

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