Many molecules used in medicines have a symmetry known as handedness; they have the same atoms connected in the same order, ...

A newly isolated three-atom aluminum ring reveals unexpected chemistry that could help replace costly metals used in industrial reactions.

At the center of this effort is the Expanse system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), part of UC San Diego’s ...

A few things set mercury apart from other metals, enabling it to be a liquid at room temperature. . | Credit: videophoto via ...

Scientists used electric fields to extend heat-carrying vibrations in ceramics, revealing a promising path toward solid-state devices that actively manage thermal energy flow.

She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.

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

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a powerful imaging technique that reveals atomic scale defects inside computer chips for the first time. Using an advanced electron microscopy method, ...

An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterized a molecule unlike any ...

The Möbius strip, a twisted loop with one continuous surface, is inspiring chemists to create new molecular structures. A team has synthesized a type of carbon-based molecule with an unprecedented ...

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 ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...