Using short laser pulses, researchers have imaged the exact moment an ammonia molecule bends and sheds a hydrogen atom.

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical ...

Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-element optical ...

Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have refined an X-ray diffraction technique for detecting biological structures ...

Florida State University scientists have engineered a new crystal that forces atomic magnets to swirl into complex, repeating ...

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Hurricane Erin weakened into a Category 2 storm over Monday evening, the latest shift in what has been a remarkably fast-changing storm. The hurricane’s behavior in recent days makes it one of the ...

A diamond cell optimized for single-crystal neutron diffraction is described. It is adapted for work at several of the single-crystal diffractometers of the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux ...

RESTORING GOLD STANDARD SCIENCE IN AMERICA: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore Gold Standard Science as the cornerstone of Federal scientific research and rebuild ...

Deanna D'Alessandro receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Kate Harrison Brennan was an Advisor to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard and is a member of the Australian Labor Party. In ...

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One of the most notable things about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a federal agency tasked with “improving the health, safety, and well-being of ...