A new method uses helium droplets combined with ultrashort laser pulses to trigger chemical reactions in a controlled way.

The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

As few as five electrons in a semiconductor can exhibit collective behaviour, forming a “Coulomb liquid”, according to ...

Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) has addressed a 40-year-old quantum puzzle, unlocking a new ...

Scientists from three British universities are together developing an atom-thick graphene chip that slashes energy use for ...

From a bar in the clouds to finding more water from the Moon, outer space is constantly surprising us. A vast universe Think ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses. They definitely exist in East Lansing, Michigan.

“Scientists have long observed that the capability for a material to absorb electromagnetic radiation — a wave of energy in the form of sunlight and X-rays, among others — at a given wavelength and ...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong studying the structure of 2D materials have predicted new types of phase transitions that have yet to be seen in experiments ...

Graphene. Read the latest research news on graphene, including special properties of the substance, potential uses as the 'new silicon' and more.

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There are fundamentally two ways to generate electricity. The first is based on electromagnetic induction, which remains the backbone of global electricity production today. The second method uses ...