Aaron W. HarrisonAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Austin CollegeAaron Harrison is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Austin College. His research in physical chemistry focuses on molecular photochemistry, spectroscopy, and computational chemistry. Latest articles by Aaron W. Harrison What is an attosecond — and why did this year's Nobel Prize in physics depend upon them? By Aaron W. Harrison published 7 October 23 A billion billion attoseconds just passed while you read this. Why is such a tiny timeframe crucial to this year's Nobel physics prize winners? Physics & Mathematics Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck 2'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers3Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery4James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'5Chinese scientists makes nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research
What is an attosecond — and why did this year's Nobel Prize in physics depend upon them? By Aaron W. Harrison published 7 October 23 A billion billion attoseconds just passed while you read this. Why is such a tiny timeframe crucial to this year's Nobel physics prize winners?
