Every chemical reaction faces a barrier: For substances to react with one another, it is first necessary to supply energy. In ...

Researchers at Chongqing University and Chongqing Normal University report a theoretical prediction of a new quantum phase of ...

Rydberg atoms are atoms with one or more outer electrons excited to very high energy levels, which interact very strongly with each other. These atoms are widely used to run quantum simulations and ...

Scientists have just created a new, strange type of molecule. It’s made of a bunch of atoms bound together in a ring, like ...

After nearly 50 years of failed attempts and scientific speculation, chemists at Saarland University have achieved what many ...

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.

A ring of 13 carbon atoms and two chlorine atoms has a remarkable molecular structure that means you would have to go around the loop four times to return to your starting position ...

Phonons are the collective vibrations that move through a solid. They can be thought of as waves traveling across the atomic ...

A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme ...

Some researchers are seeking out the ancient history of these patterns in a substance that may be unexpected to some: plant wax. The study, coauthored by Daniel Ibarra, an assistant professor of Earth ...

Atoms measure roughly 0.1 nanometers across, a scale so small that scientists spent more than six decades developing instruments capable of resolving them with any clarity. The journey from the first ...

The powerful software can reduce the time needed to simulate reactions with large molecules from weeks to just minutes.