Nuclear fusion, which operates on the same principle that powers the sun, is expected to become a sustainable energy source ...

Researchers have developed a method for identifying small molecules that bind metal ions. Metal ions are essential in biology. But identifying which molecules—and especially which small ...

Pore-forming proteins are found throughout nature. In humans, they play key roles in immune defense, while in bacteria they ...

The interaction between solid matter and positron (the antiparticle of electron) has provided important insights across a variety of disciplines, including atomic physics, materials science, ...

Scientists are creating new ways to learn more about the vast sea of unknown compounds. The universe is awash in billions of possible chemicals. But even with a bevy of high-tech instruments, ...

An international team of researchers, including members from the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI), has directly observed "highly charged muonic ions," ...