For years, physicists have mapped the stability of atomic nuclei with remarkable confidence. The periodic table, with its ...

Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have created an innovative method to visualize and analyze atomic structures ...

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a specialized imaging technique that looks for a change in the color of intense ...

Indian scientists have developed a non-invasive technique that allows real-time measurement of the local density of ...

Scientists have decoded the atomic-level secrets behind catalysts that turn propane into propylene. Their algorithms reveal unexpected oxide behavior that stabilizes the catalytic reaction by ...

Inside the Findings That Shaped Materials Science takes a closer look at some of those turning points - the ideas, lab ...