It began as a quiet laboratory experiment — and ended by rewriting history. The discovery of an explosive element so powerful ...

Rice University researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) ...

Strontium titanate’s remarkable ability to perform at extremely low temperatures makes it a key material for next-generation cryogenic devices used in quantum computing and space exploration. Supercon ...

Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an ...

But most of the gold on Earth isn’t in our hands; it’s deep underground. During the planet’s formation, heavy elements like gold and platinum sank toward the molten iron core. Geologists estimate that ...

From the burning of wood to the action of medicines, the properties and behavior of matter are governed by the way chemical ...

The poet Blake wrote that you can see a world in a grain of sand. But even better, you can see a universe in an atom!

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has ...