There is so much information about the world and life itself out there that it’s almost unfathomable. And every now and then, ...

Scientists in the UK have reshuffled platinum and nickel atoms to create a record-breaking catalyst for green hydrogen ...

With dozens of companies, from small startups to tech giants, pursuing quantum computing, there’s a steady flow of results as they try to find a path to utility. We typically focus on new technologies ...

The third type of magnetism could prove the most useful of all—if researchers can identify the materials that exhibit it.

The race to build the first truly useful quantum computer just got more exciting. A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms has now passed some of the most important milestones towards ...

One of physicists’ foundational assumptions is that atoms aren’t unique—if two atoms have the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons, they will look and act exactly alike. This belief is ...

The center of each image (a) and (b) shows a substitutional silicon defect. The pronounced dark spot at the center of panels (a) and (c), indicated by blue arrows, is a key signature of a chiral ...

A surprising breakthrough in physics could reshape the future of computing by tapping into a strange, previously untapped property of matter. Scientists have shown that tiny atomic vibrations—called ...

You can say the universe has a split personality. Or better said, our physical models of the universe are the ones fractured. On the grand scale of stars and galaxies, gravity rules. Albert Einstein’s ...

Researchers have found that electrons in graphene can break a long-standing rule of metal physics, separating heat flow from electrical flow by more than 200 times at low temperatures. The discovery ...

If you were asked to picture how electrons move, you could be forgiven for imagining a stream of particles sluicing down a wire like water rushing through a pipe. After all, we often describe ...

This application uses the classic Bohr model to represent atomic structure, showing electrons in clear, planet-like orbits. However, modern quantum theory describes electrons existing in "electron ...