Until now, creating quantum superpositions of ultra-cold atoms has been a real headache, too slow to be realistic in the ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

Researchers discover a way to potentially reduce CO2 emissions and decrease the need for chlorine to produce ethylene oxide — ...

The shape of tiny silver seeds made of fewer than 200 atoms depends on their precise size and temperature and defines the shape of the final nanoparticle.

Discover the history of flash paper, guncotton, and nitrocellulose. Learn how Christian Schonbein's accidental discovery led ...

Researchers develop a nickel catalyst that converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with 99% selectivity by precisely ...

A fat molecule consists of two main components: glycerol and fatty acids. Glycerol is an alcohol molecule with three carbon atoms, five hydrogens, and three hydroxyl (chemically bonded oxygen and ...

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 needed to create fuel for nuclear fusion ...

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

To get around the constraints of quantum physics, EPFL researchers have built a new acoustic system to study the way the ...

KITTERY, Maine – Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hosted Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, March 27.