Aluminum atoms sneak into battery cathodes and block metal recovery during lithium-ion recycling, the researchers found.

In atom-based quantum technologies, motion is seen as a nuisance. The tiniest atomic jiggle or vibration can scramble the delicate quantum information stored in internal states such as the atom’s ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems, making ...

Allmendinger, T. (2025) A Planar Atom Model of Helium Based on Well-Defined Electron Trajectories. Journal of Applied ...

From the world of research papers and cubicles, Kevin Roccapriore has made a leap into the entrepreneurial arena with ...

A newly discovered aluminium isotope rapidly self-destructs by ejecting three protons in a rare sequence — shaking up our understanding of atomic decay.

Researchers develop a simple method to build stable, atom-thick metal layers using tiny defects in carbon, enabling efficient ...

Scientists at OIST have defied a foundational rule in chemistry by creating a stable 20-electron version of ferrocene—an ...

Ever wonder why nitrogen rings are so important in chemistry? Nitrogen heterocycles are found in many drugs, dyes, and ...

Proteins are life’s molecular workhorses, doing everything from turning sunlight into food to fighting viruses. They are ...

The company’s co-founders, both in their early 30s, have outlined a plan to use high-energy neutrons produced in fusion reactors to transmute mercury into gold. The idea may sound like science fiction ...

Researchers converted layered MXenes into chemically bonded solids using metal intercalation, boosting thermal stability and ...