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Three-dimensional structure of nanocrystals in solution determined with atomic resolution using a new technique.
Chameleon-like color changes are observed by confining liquid crystals within small drops.
New X-ray technique reveals the presence of one-in-a-million large crystalline regions from metals fatiguing—stabilization schemes could lead to impervious metals.
New method to fabricate graphene nanoribbon arrays on semiconductor wafers turns semimetal into semiconductor.
Device allows fast, precise measurements of electric and magnetic fields at the atomic level, providing insights into the next generation of electronic, energy production, and storage materials.
This discovery could lead to low-cost, non-toxic, biological components for light-weight electronics.
Newly discovered “design rule” brings nature-inspired nanostructures one step closer.
Cutting-edge experiment with a beam of radioactive barium ions provides direct evidence of nuclear pear-shape deformation.
New data that "wimpy" gluons, the glue-like particles that bind quarks within protons, have a big impact on proton spin.
Cutting-edge simulations provide an explanation for a mystery over half a century old.
Lithium walls open up access to new regimes for the fusion reactor.
New element 117 and its decay products establish the existence of long-sought Island of Stability.
