The photoelectric effect, first explained by Albert Einstein in 1905, laid the foundation for quantum mechanics. It occurs when high-energy light strikes atoms, releasing electrons. This phenomenon is ...

Prof. Dan Shechtman of the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology made the discovery that would later earn him the 2011 ...

The short answer is; no. We will never see atoms using visible light, simply because the wavelength of visible light (around 400 to 700 nanometers) is larger than the size of an atom (around 0.1 to ...

A new study sheds light on how the extreme miniaturization of thin films affects the behavior of relaxor ferroelectrics -- materials with noteworthy energy-conversion properties used in sensors, ...

Researchers have developed a sustainable catalyst that increases its activity during use while converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products. This discovery offers a blueprint for designing ...

The recipients of the 2025 EMCR Mobility Grants.The Australian Academy of Science is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Early- and ...

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has identified a key mechanism responsible for endosomal recycling ...

A physicist explains how atoms arrange themselves into molecules – and how scientists are able to image these tiny bits of ...

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

At the Natural History Museum, McCoy and his colleagues used a scanning electron microscope to examine a Bennu ... The largeabundance of the volatile molecule (one nitrogen atom, three hydrogen atoms) ...