Quantum computers still struggle with chemistry’s hardest calculations
One of the biggest promises of quantum computing is the ability to simulate molecules with unprecedented accuracy. If…
Shrinking the carbon footprint of chemical manufacturing with lasers, solar radiation
Researchers have found a way to use solar energy to power a key chemical reaction that drives many…
High-temperature superconducting dome mapped in nickelate thin films
Physicists hunting for new superconductors often look for a very specific shape hidden in their data—a dome. In…
Flat Molecules Aren’t Actually Flat. Blame Quantum Physics
Any concept with the term “quantum” slapped on top rarely means exactly what it’s referring to. There are…
A Discovery Researchers Call ‘Revolutionary’
Ashwagandha is a small shrub that’s having a big moment. Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of…
Scientists spot largest sulfur molecule ever found in deep space
Deep in the cold, dusty spaces between stars where no planets exist and no sunlight shines, astronomers have…
Exploring new elements and creating greener plastics
When you start studying chemistry, one of the first things you learn about is the periodic table—the chart…
Distorted honeycomb magnet edges closer to a quantum spin liquid
Most magnets are predictable. Cool them down, and their tiny magnetic moments snap into place like disciplined soldiers.…
Scientists capture first real-time images of electrons breaking bonds
Chemistry textbooks explain how reactions start and end, but they rarely show what happens in between. Seeing these…
Crumb Rubber Decays Into a Dangerous Chemical Cocktail
If you grew up in America — or much of the rest of the world — in the…
Physics-defying oil droplets hover, move against liquid flow in a first
In a world first, scientists in Germany have successfully recorded tiny oil droplets hovering within a flowing liquid,…
Can Scientists Detect Life Without Knowing What it Looks Like? Research Using Machine Learning Offers a New Way
Newswise — When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late…