Crystals Grow by Twisting, Aligning and Snapping Together
The force that enables nanosize crystals to grow could be used to design new materials.
The force that enables nanosize crystals to grow could be used to design new materials.
Scarce compound is key for cellular metabolism and may help shape microbial communities that affect environmental cycles and bioenergy production.
The quest for solar cell materials that are inexpensive, stable, and efficient leads to a breakthrough in thin film organic-inorganic perovskites.
Plutonium has more verified and accessible oxidation states than any other actinide element, an important insight for energy and security applications.
Easily manufactured membranes aid efficient chemical separation.
A new uranium-based metal-organic framework, NU-1301, could aid energy producers and industry.
Developing a highly active and acid-stable catalyst for water splitting could significantly impact solar energy technologies.
Scientists invent a new approach to creating ordered patterns of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, a promising approach to storing and computing quantum data.
Antibody’s molecular structure reveals how it recognizes the virus.
Microbial enzymes create precursors of nylon while avoiding harsh chemicals and energy-demanding heat.
A twisted array of atomic magnets were driven to move in a curved path, a needed level of control for use in future memory devices.
Tracking movements of individual particles provides understanding of collective motions, synchronization and self-assembly.