While neutrinos are some of the most abundant particles in the universe, they remain among the least understood. One of the ...

Conventional catalyst designs have largely focused on thermodynamic properties, such as adsorption energy, to optimize ...

This week, a company called Casimir Inc. emerged from “stealth mode” to announce that it had raised significant funding from ...

There may be an ultraheavy explanation for the mystery surrounding the origins of the highest-energy particles ever observed.

An atom is so small you can’t see it, but atoms are everywhere. However, scientists have found that the atom is made up of ...

New design rule: Chinese Academy of Sciences team shifts catalyst design focus from thermodynamic barriers to electron transport for lithium battery performance. Catalyst breakthrough: A cobalt–cobalt ...

Electron spin can create differences between mirror-image molecules, a potential explanation for why life favors one ...

It's been 37 years since scientists first demonstrated the ability to move single atoms, suggesting the possibility of designing materials atom by atom to customize their properties. Today there are ...

(Viaframe/Stone/Getty Images) Although our Universe appears to be stable, it might just be in a temporary state of false calm that could rupture in the blink of an eye. We consider a vacuum to be the ...

New research suggests a particle inside an atom can lose mass, offering a fresh look at how matter works at the smallest scale.

A Chinese team has developed a method of converting nitrate in wastewater into ammonia.

Illinois State physics major James Aygun used a FIREbird grant to conduct atomic physics research with Professor Allison ...