The world is never really at rest. Even in a vacuum near ultracold temperatures where all classical motion should come to a halt, you'll find quantum fluctuations. In thin, two-dimensional materials, ...

Tiny changes at the atomic scale can determine the future of clean energy. In a new study, Tohoku University researchers have revealed how the precise coordination environment surrounding a single ...

In ‘A Place Both Wonderful and Strange’ (Running Press, Feb.), the entertainment and culture writer peeks behind the red ...

Phonons are the collective vibrations that move through a solid. They can be thought of as waves traveling across the atomic ...

As innovation progresses, Aluminum Oxide Ceramic is adapting to brand-new duties. Nanotechnology is a frontier– scientists ...

Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly ...

Formic acid is classified as a molecule with all of its atoms arranged in a single plane. A Goethe University research team, ...