Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

What makes some plastics stick to metal without any glue? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have peered into the ...

Researchers uncover how the surface structure of silver iodide at the atomic scale triggers ice formation in clouds, ...

Only one side of a silver crystal has the right structure to trigger ice formation, revealing how these particles help clouds ...

Scientists used molecular simulations to reveal how polymer chains adhere to alumina surfaces. Adhesion depends on both polymer chemistry and surface termination, with different responses before and ...

Scientists find that natural iron minerals can speed up the breakdown of toxic plastic additives in the environment.

MIT scientists used radium monofluoride atom to observe electrons entering atomic nuclei, revealing new details of nuclear magnetism.

Scientists have taken another giant step towards building the most precise clock ever imagined—one that could display not only the passage of time, but shifting rules of nature itself. An ...

Researchers are exploring MXenes, 2D materials that could transform air into ammonia for cleaner fertilizers and fuels. Their ...

A team of UC Riverside engineers has discovered why a key solid-state battery material stays remarkably cool during operation—a breakthrough that could help make the next generation of lithium ...