Imagine having a super-powered lens that uncovers hidden secrets of ultra-thin materials used in our gadgets. Research led by ...

One of the greatest revolutions in the field of pain medication was the isolation of morphine from the opium poppy in the 19th century. Morphine molecules act as painkillers by attaching themselves to ...

Scientists use scanning tunneling microscopy to understand how a material's electronic or magnetic properties relate to its ...

Researchers use electron ptychography to capture atomic vibrations in twisted 2D materials with record-breaking precision.

Crystallization, a fundamental process in nature, hinges on two distinct stages: nucleation and growth. The latter plays a pivotal role in shaping the morphology, size, and purity of crystalline ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports explosions and smoke near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, citing ...

One longstanding problem has sidelined life-saving drugs, stalled next-generation batteries, and kept archaeologists from identifying the origins of ancient artifacts. For more than 100 years, ...

It is expressed in atomic mass units (amu). For example, Carbon-12, the most common form of carbon, has an atomic mass of 12 amu, which includes 6 protons and 6 neutrons.

China mines around 70% and processes around 90% of rare earths. The U.S. is hoping to change that with investment in the ...

The atomic structure of iron oxide, which had been assumed to be well-established, turned out to be wrong. The behavior of iron oxide is governed by missing iron atoms in the atomic layer directly ...