Since the 1960s, boron–dipyrromethene dyes, commonly called BODIPY dyes, have been widely used for their strong fluorescence, especially in bioimaging, molecular and ion sensing, and as ...

Over a century ago, Ernest Rutherford discovered the proton by splitting the atom in a laboratory in Manchester. Today, researchers based in Manchester have discovered a new particle that Rutherford ...

Scientists have built atom-sized pores that act like living ion channels, opening the door to next-generation nanotech.

The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into carbon monoxide (CO), an industrial feedstock, has attracted significant ...

Scientists are exploring a new type of optical atomic clock based on ytterbium-173 ions that could help define the future standard for measuring time.

Physicists in China have demonstrated that a structure called an optical metasurface can individually trap up to 78,400 ...

Called a landmark discovery, scientists create a molecule with an unprecedented electronic pattern that revolutionizes ...

To unlock materials of the future, including better photocatalysts or light-switchable superconductors, researchers need to ...

In a paper published today in Nature Synthesis, a team from the lab of University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) and Chemistry Department Prof. Paul ...

Making computer chips smaller is not just about better design. It also depends on a critical step in manufacturing called patterning, where nanoscale structures are carved into materials to form the ...

A newly isolated three-atom aluminum ring reveals unexpected chemistry that could help replace costly metals used in ...

Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number ...