Controlling the arrangement of atomic vacancies offers a new way to adjust electronic, magnetic, thermal, and hydrogen ...

This created a stable compound, allowing the researchers to use X-ray absorption spectroscopy to measure the length of the ...

Precious metals are not merely ornaments; they are also important components of pharmaceuticals, like the antitumor drug cisplatin. Recently, the search for alternatives with improved activity has ...

It can only add single bits at a time and is limited to kilohertz clock speeds, but it is capable of executing the full ...

Controlling magnetism in a device is not easy; unusually large magnetic fields or lots of electricity are needed, which are ...

Argonne scientists have unveiled new methods for controlling material properties. The breakthrough enables researchers to ...

Researchers in the US have developed a new copper alloy that shows minimal loss of yield strength even at temperatures near ...

In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm ...

Scientists in China designed a suplhuer-based redox flow battery with a peak power density of 95.7 mW cm2 and an average ...

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A RIKEN study shows that squeezing the right amount of potassium ions between the atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide can ...

To get around the constraints of quantum physics, EPFL researchers have built a new acoustic system to study the way the minuscule atoms of condensed matter talk together. They hope to one day build ...