Placing materials under extremely strong magnetic fields can give rise to unusual and fascinating physical phenomena or ...

The identification of new chemical bonds is crucial for the design of new material structures. A team has found unexpected new configurations of oxygen and nitrogen in graphene. The identification of ...

Determining the local structure of nanomaterials with atomic resolution is a challenge in many areas of nanotechnology 1,2,3,4. Coherent diffractive imaging with short-wavelength probes, such as hard ...

RICHLAND, Wash. -- Like two ballroom dancers waltzing together, the two atoms of an oxygen molecule severed by a metal catalyst usually behave identically. But new research reveals that on a ...

Life on Earth may have made its mark on the moon billions of years before Neil Armstrong’s famous first step. Observations by Japan’s moon-orbiting Kaguya spacecraft suggest that oxygen atoms from ...

Facing the increased severely environmental challenges and energy shortages, the development of new green energy systems to replace the traditional fossil fuels has become more urgent for human being.