Researchers used ultrafast electron diffraction to image the structure of the pericyclic minimum, the “transition state” of electrocyclic reactions.
X-ray imaging shows that selectively etching surface nickel from a nickel-platinum alloy leaves a chemically active platinum coating.
Three-dimensional superconducting electrons choose to cross over to a flatter alternate dimension.
Experiments examine atomic disorder and dynamics that could explain beneficial optical properties.
Trapping electrons with atomic vibrations has the potential to tune behavior in a quantum material.
Scientists image the complete set of light-induced quantum states in 2-D crystals of tungsten disulfide and reveal the mechanisms coupling these states.
Researchers find that different conformers of a type of atmospheric molecular intermediates react differently with the pollutant dimethyl amine.
By confining the transport of electrons and ions in a patterned thin film, scientists alter the material's properties for next-generation electronics.
Researchers combined crystallographic data and computational studies to investigate plutonium-ligand bonding within a hybrid material construct.
Understanding how methanogenic bacteria can “bio-mine” minerals advances biotechnology and helps scientists understand the Earth’s geological history.