If you think of a single atom as a grain of sand, then a wavelength of visible light—which is a thousand times larger than ...

Electricity is the lifeblood of modern life, but even the most efficient power lines lose energy along the way. For decades, ...

Physicists at MIT have developed a new way to probe inside an atom's nucleus, using the atom's own electrons as "messengers" ...

A team of scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have created an ultrathin transistor unlike ...

What occurs when electrons escape from a solid material? Though it may appear straightforward, this process has long resisted ...

Auburn University scientists have developed a new class of materials that allow precise control over free electrons, ...

Researchers have created a topological insulator that keeps its quantum properties stable even at higher temperatures, ...

Developed by researchers at MIT, the method uses the atom’s own electrons as “messengers” within a molecule to help probe ...