(Nanowerk News) Freestanding clusters of twenty gold atoms take the shape of a pyramid, researchers discovered. This is in contrast with most elements, which organize themselves by forming shells ...

This is a story about the reinvention of a centuries-old sandwich. But like so many origin stories, it's one filled with mystery, folklore and myth. In a small, working-class neighborhood of Santa ...

Brain regions best known for recognizing the potential horror of a hurricane also help us recognize, appreciate and categorize our food, scientists report. They found that a group of large, triangular ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 4, 2018) - Brain regions best known for recognizing the potential horror of a hurricane also help us recognize, appreciate and categorize our food, scientists report. They found ...

The net of a 3D shape is what it looks like if it is opened out flat. There are many types of nets for the different 3D shapes. A net is made from polygons that can be folded and joined to make a ...

Clusters composed of a few atoms tend to be spherical. They are usually organized in shells of atoms around a central atom. This is the case for many elements, but not for gold! Experiments and ...