Crystallization is a well-explored natural phenomenon where atoms or molecules arrange themselves into highly organized solid ...

Charge density waves (CDWs) are ordered, crystal-like patterns in the arrangement of electrons that spontaneously form inside ...

Hydrogen, a clean energy source, requires a highly reliable and safe storage system, which is currently lacking. Layered ...

Findings Solve Decades-Old Mystery About What’s Inside Uranus And Neptune In A Nutshell Scientists discovered a strange form ...

Scientists studying molten metals have uncovered a surprising truth: even in a liquid state, some atoms do not move at all. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Motionless atoms can trap liquid metal in a strange ...

The melting of materials seems like a simple phenomenon. However, when their thickness is reduced to just a few atoms, established rules waver. In this two-dimensional mode, new states emerge ...

Solid to liquid: Theoretical modelling explores the movement of atoms within a liquid nanodroplet of platinum that is confined inside a defect in a carbon support. Platinum atoms at the edges are much ...

Metal Organic Frameworks have enjoyed a brighter spotlight in recent years - especially after the Nobel Prize win in ...

During the past century chemists have developed efficient chemical reactions for converting fossil resources into a broad range of fuels and chemicals, and this can be considered one of the most ...