Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have stretched a chain of gold ...

For over a century, light has both helped and limited our view of the ...

Two-dimensional (2D) materials promise revolutionary advances in electronics and photonics, but many of the most interesting ...

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, have directly observed how silicon solar cells can self ...

Scientists achieve optical measurements at atomic scales using quantum electron tunneling, surpassing conventional microscopy limits by nearly 100,000 times with standard lasers.

A long-standing law of thermodynamics turns out to have a loophole at the smallest scales. Researchers have shown that quantum engines made of correlated particles can exceed the traditional ...

Scientists at the University of Alberta have applied a machine learning technique using artificial intelligence to perfect and automate atomic-scale manufacturing, something which has never been done ...

Atomic scale copper rich layers inside rare earth magnets suppress demagnetization, improving strength, stability, and efficiency in motors and generators.

Researchers have observed hydrogen and deuterium molecules in tiny spaces called picocavities using advanced spectroscopy. This study reveals unique differences between the molecules due to quantum ...

Despite the use of modern, high-brightness probes and extremely efficient energy loss spectrometers, beam-sensitive materials pose a challenge for atomic-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy ...