At first, the battery in your phone or electric car works just fine. It charges, discharges, and recharges with smooth ...

The discovery was made possible by recent developments in materials science, where scientists are able to stack and twist extremely thin layers of carbon atoms — known as graphene — into ...

Everything we know about dark matter comes from measuring its gravitational pull, but gravity is the weakest of nature’s forces—so feeble that the electromagnetic forces that bind atoms to ...

Researchers in France have devised a new technique in quantum sensing that uses trapped ultracold atoms to detect acceleration and rotation. They then combined their quantum sensor with a conventional ...

Sheets of metal just two atoms thick can be produced by squashing molten droplets at great pressure between two sapphires. The researchers who developed the process say the unusual materials could ...

Taking inspiration from ancient techniques, researchers have forged relatively large sheets of metal that are just atoms thick, enabling them to more readily study the weird properties of these ...

What makes matter stable? Why are atoms as they are? Why do different materials vary in their properties, such as electrical conductivity, density, melting temperature or light-absorption spectra?

Promotion: hit-and-miss brickwork sparks curiosity and is a sustainable choice that can also help architects push boundaries, according to clay product specialist Michelmersh Brick Holdings.

Researchers developed a photonic system that traps cold atoms with chip-scale optics, making quantum technology more compact and accessible. This breakthrough could revolutionize applications from ...

Experiments in the quantum realm are conducted at extremely low temperatures, close to absolute zero, to reduce the motion of atoms. At these temperatures, the quantum effects can be observed ...

This colorful new view combines images that were taken in three different filters by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 and highlights hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen atoms. It is showing only a tiny ...