In this video, we explore the origins of the first atom, tracing back to the big bang, where immense energy condensed to form ...

In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

When machine learning is used to suggest new potential scientific insights or directions, algorithms sometimes offer ...

Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, researchers have captured the hidden, never-ending vibrations of atoms inside molecules. This first-ever direct view of zero-point motion reveals that ...

MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and carbon-intensive. Now, a serendipitous collaboration between ...

High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is the only experimental technique to directly watch proteins in dynamic action.

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