Many atomic nuclei have a magnetic field similar to that of Earth. However, directly at the surface of a heavy nucleus such as lead or bismuth, it is trillions of times stronger than Earth's field and ...

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a single atomic cobalt-based catalyst with approximately 40% improved performance and stability compared to contemporary cobalt ...

Hydrogen embrittlement in metals has posed a serious obstacle to designing strong and reliable structural materials for many decades, and predictive physical mechanisms still do not exist. Here, a new ...

An international research team, led by Akitoshi Shiotari of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (Germany), Mariana Rossi of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of ...

Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), an advanced synthesis technique capable of precise thin-film control, has become a versatile platform for optoelectronic materials engineering. This technology uses high ...

Niels Bohr's Nobel Lecture on December 11, 1922, titled The Structure of the Atom, is one of the most significant contributions to our understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics. This ...

This story was updated April 4 at 12:24 p.m. EDT. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe, but why is that? To answer this question, "we need to go back to the Big Bang," said May Nyman, a ...