A new platform developed by Illinois Grainger engineers demonstrates the utility of a ytterbium-171 atom array in quantum ...

You probably learned in high school chemistry class that core electrons don't participate in chemical bonding.

New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, ...

Research suggests some metals’ semicore electrons may be more active on Earth’s surface than previously thought.

Scientists reveal for the first time the atomic structure of liquid carbon, key to exoplanets and nuclear fusion.

Structural and computational approaches uncover the molecular basis for dimerization, open-closed conformational transitions, and the dynamic behavior of the human angiotensin-I converting enzyme ...

Researchers with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have ...

New 2D magnetic material enables ultra-efficient memory, reducing energy consumption by a factor of ten. Digital data will ...

Lithium-ion batteries power most electronics, but they have limited energy density—they can store only a certain amount of ...

Atomic imaging shows graphene nanoribbons retain atomic structure and adjustable electronic alignment after transfer to ...