New spectroscopic method reveals ion's complex nuclear structure

Different atoms and ions possess characteristic energy levels. Like a fingerprint, they are unique for each species. Among ...
Science Daily

This strange form of water may power giant planets’ magnetic fields

At extreme pressures and temperatures, water becomes superionic — a solid that behaves partly like a liquid and conducts ...

New class of strong magnets uses earth-abundant elements, avoids rare-earth metals

Georgetown University researchers have discovered a new class of strong magnets that do not rely on rare-earth or precious ...

Scientists Discovered a Nuclear Island That Flies in the Face of Traditional Chemistry

Known as “islands of inversion,” these odd regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been ...
Nature

Arranging atoms to create next-generation materials

Delivering a lecture in 1959, theoretical physicist, Richard Feynman, wondered out loud: “What would the properties of materials be if we could really arrange the atoms the way we want them?” The ...