Quantum magnetism: Spin-flip process in atomic nucleus does not account for all magnetic behavior

In the air people breathe, the water on Earth, the stars in the sky and more, atoms are the building blocks that make up the ...

Chaos as a matter of direction: Researchers build layered material where order and disorder coexist

Some materials behave unexpectedly. They crack differently than expected, or react in ways that are hard to explain. The ...
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Atomic disorder strategy could help high-capacity batteries last longer

Researchers at UNIST, in collaboration with the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL) and KAIST, have introduced a novel ...
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First ever atomic movie reveals hidden driver of radiation damage

Researchers have visualized atoms in motion just before a radiation-driven decay process occurs, revealing a surprisingly ...
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Atomic Imaging Turns 50

Atomic-resolution imaging. The description sounds so absolute, so ultimate, so technically demanding. Yet nowadays, images that resolve individual atoms are so common. Journals, conference lectures, ...

Scientists Built a Motor Out of Glass—And Challenged What We Know About Physics

Crystalline alloys used in motors today lose some energy through heat, but glass-like metals could solve this engineering ...