Squeaky, cloudy or spherical - electron orbitals show where and how electrons move around atomic nuclei and molecules. In modern chemistry and physics, they have proven to be a useful model for ...

Research team from Fudan University has made a breakthrough in revealing the three-dimensional electronic structure of LiV₂O₄ ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of X-rays scattering off the valence electrons surrounding ammonia molecules ...

Attosecond science, honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, is transforming our understanding of how electrons move in atoms, molecules, and solids. An attosecond—equivalent to a billionth of a ...

"We wanted to take pictures of the actual electrons that are driving that motion," Ian Gabalski, a physics doctoral student and lead author of the study, told Live Science. If scientists can ...

For the first time, scientists have used ultrafast X-ray flashes to take a direct image of a single electron as it moved during a chemical reaction. In the new study, published Aug. 20 in the journal ...