The arrangement of electrons in an exotic human-made element shows that certain properties of heavy elements cannot be predicted using lighter ones.
A new shape measurement of unstable 110Ru has found this nucleus to be similar to a squashed football.
Scientists achieved thin films with structures virtually impossible via traditional methods.
Researchers discover the secret behind the third way living organisms extract energy from their environment.
Novel spin-polarized surface states may guide the search for materials that host Majorana fermions, unusual particles that act as their own antimatter, and could revolutionize quantum computers.
The Molecular Foundry and aBeam Technologies bring mass fabrication to nano-optical devices.
Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons can be semiconducting, enabling broad electronic applications.
Scientists reveal structural, chemical changes as nickel-cobalt particles donate electrons, vital for making better batteries, fuel cells.
Scientists combine biology, nanotechnology into composites that light up upon chemical stimulation.
Swirling soup of matter’s fundamental building blocks spins ten billion trillion times faster than the most powerful tornado, setting new record for “vorticity.”
Demonstrating the microfluidic-based, mini-metagenomics approach on samples from hot springs shows how scientists can delve into microbes that can’t be cultivated in a laboratory.
First complete picture of genetic variations in a natural algal population could help explain how environmental changes affect global carbon cycles.
