A new energy-efficient separation of rare earth elements could provide a new domestic source of critical materials.
Water molecules can organize around protons from acids, influencing how the positive charge behaves in batteries, power plants, and waste sites.
Scientists found that removing lines of atoms in thin electronic materials creates “veins” that could benefit solar panels and more.
Discovery of promising next-generation inhibitors for metastatic melanoma treatment done with help from x-ray crystallography.
New fabrication method takes disordered atoms to crystalline structure with a single orientation and unique properties—a true single crystal.
Scientists reveal another design principle for building nanostructures in soft matter, valuable for batteries, water purification, and more.
A new method detects residual contaminants in ultra-pure helium gas, critical to nuclear physics experiments.
New results confirm the rate of Higgs boson production, matching our understanding of how the universe works.
New searches for sterile neutrinos, hypothetical particles that do not directly “talk to” any particles in the Standard Model, significantly narrow the remaining regions where these particles may be hiding.
Electron beam controllably builds micro- and nanoscale structures, enabling new three-dimensional materials.
Unique magnetic coupling found in vertically aligned nanocomposite films shrink devices and let them withstand higher temperatures.
Using DNA linkers to form cages for nanoparticles redefines the rules for assembling nanoparticles
