By mimicking biological machinery with non-biological parts, artificial cells work to convert light into chemical energy.
Layer-by-layer analysis uncovers microscopic mechanisms that affect thin film magnetism important to electronics.
New approach to studying ions more accurately predicts behavior, providing insights for biological systems, environmental processes, and materials development.
Controlled pulses of chemicals over a wide pressure range can link fundamental studies to practical performance, informing catalyst design.
Interplanetary particles offer insights into the chemistry of the cosmos.
Scientists image complex superstructures self-assembled from tetrahedral quantum dots, expanding our understanding of forming small, complex crystals.
Scientists discover a completely new atomic motion in a 2-D material.
Scientists find the weak points to facilitate industrial applications of metallic glasses.
Redefining the mechanisms of stress corrosion cracking for materials in energy generation and industrial systems.
Simple fluid-driven nanoparticle catch-and-release process directs repair of cracks with debris from the damage.
Ultrafast X-rays track how associated pairs of atoms find new locations when triggered by light.
Low-power ultraviolet light manipulation of superconductivity may lead to next-generation quantum devices.
