It was our planet, immediately before humans – instantly recognisable, but only just. During the Middle Miocene, around 17 ...

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, a team from the Nägerl group, together with theory collaborator Alvise ...

Gold has long stood apart from other metals. It does not rust like iron or tarnish like silver. Its shine endures across ...

Single atoms are probably not replacing smartphone cameras soon, but an atom can be used to measure light. One research group ...

Scientists use laser pulses to manipulate atoms at terahertz frequencies, advancing next-gen computer technology through ...

A trapped cloud of ultracold atoms, colder than almost anything found in nature, has become the setting for a deceptively ...

Sending a spacecraft to the underexplored planet Uranus is at the top of many planetary scientists' wish lists. But which ...

Atoms are the building blocks of matter. Everything around us — from air and water, to rocks, plants and animals — as well as everything within our bodies, is made up of atoms. They are very small, ...

Electrical resistance is easy to notice and hard to pin down. Power lines shed energy as heat, and metals warm up when ...

Ten boron atoms in one molecule squeeze its light into an ultra-narrow band, boosting OLED color purity for sharper, truer ...

Kane spelled out the geometry in detail. He placed the phosphorus donors in an array about 20 nanometers apart, each sitting ...

A new technique could solve one of the biggest challenges in making future computer chips from ultrathin materials.