For the first time, researchers have shown that self-assembled phosphorus chains can host genuinely one-dimensional electron ...

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte ...

Applying a magnetic field to orient the acid crystals in the joints changes their reflectivity, leading to a noninvasive way ...

Traditional chemistry textbooks present a tidy picture: Atoms in molecules occupy fixed positions, connected by rigid rods. A ...

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

A new federally funded study by researchers at Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania offers an unprecedented ...

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes ​ ...

Borosilicate glass offers extreme stability; Microsoft’s accelerated aging experiments suggest the data would be stable for ...

Scientists saw a quark plowing through primordial plasma for the first time, offering a rare look at the first moments after ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. The study reveals a unique viral mechanism: a molecular ring anchors the viral copying machine ...

Electrically switchable adhesion in a ferroelectric polymer film enables clean, fast, solvent-free transfer of graphene from copper growth substrates to target surfaces.

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.