While a strand of human DNA is approximately 6.5 feet long, it is folded into a cell nucleus that is only 10 micrometers in ...

Ultrahigh energy cosmic rays may be made of nuclei heavier than iron, according to a May 2026 Penn State study in Physical ...

The microbe Haloarcula marismortui swims by growing a unique, reinforced outer sheath around its tail, providing essential ...

Radiopharmaceuticals based on novel radionuclides have, for the first time, reached blockbuster proportions. Thierry Stora ...

Quantinuum is preparing to go public on June 4, offering 21052,632 shares on NASDAQ at an indicated price range of ...

France’s WEST tokamak held a fusion plasma at roughly 50 million degrees Celsius for 1,337 seconds, more than 22 minutes, ...

Hexagonal close-packed cobalt, a metal already embedded in rechargeable batteries and industrial magnets, turns out to harbor ...

In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure (e.g., a crystal). Like other elementary particles ...

Florida State University physicists are part of a team that has discovered unusual superconducting states in parts of graphene, with the potential to drive unexpected quantum technologies.

Since the invention of the first prototype in the early 20th Century the electron microscope has allowed us to peer into the micromolecular world more deeply than ever. Image of blood clot using a ...

Electron transfer is a process by which an electron moves from one atom or molecule to another. It is a key concept in redox chemistry – the chemistry of reactions where one reaction partner loses ...