The shape of tiny silver seeds made of fewer than 200 atoms depends on their precise size and temperature and defines the shape of the final nanoparticle.
Inorganic precursors chosen based on new criteria led to higher phase purity for 32 out of 35 target materials synthesized in a robotic laboratory.
Strange metals defy the 60-year-old understanding of electric current as a flow of discrete charges.
Heavy ligands, like polyoxometalates, open a new frontier in the chemistry of actinide elements.
Experiments show that applied voltage can dramatically alter the magnetic properties of quantum materials.
Ultrafast X-ray scattering and advanced numerical simulations decode distinct molecular structures and their equilibration dynamics in metal-metal complexes.
Researchers combine solar energy, electrochemistry, and thermal catalysis to remove the need for fossil fuel-driven chemical conversions.
A new quantum algorithm speeds up simulations of coupled oscillators dynamics.
Theorists propose a new approach to electroluminescent cooling that works like inverted solar photovoltaic cells.
Ultrafast electron imaging captures never-before-seen nuclear motions in hydrocarbon molecules excited by light.