Now, a new study has used computer models to reveal that lightning strikes as the result of a powerful chain reaction that ...

The ultrafast placement of an electron in a polar liquid generates collective molecular vibrations in a spherical nano-volume ...

The first black hole images stunned the world in 2019, with headlines announcing evidence of a glowing doughnut-shaped object ...

At the edge of two exotic materials, scientists have discovered a new state of matter called a "quantum liquid crystal" that ...

Atomic-scale detail is now possible with photons, thanks to a cooled-down silver tip and a clever use of plasmonics.

Through this study, we were able to find clues about how electrons behave when they pass through the atomic wall,” stated ...

A Penn State-led research team has unraveled the long-standing mystery of how lightning begins inside thunderclouds. Their findings offer the first quantitative, physics-based explanation for ...

A new study shows that the way amyloid proteins—implicated in Alzheimer's disease—assemble into fibrils can be significantly ...

Solar panels are landfilled, recycled, or repurposed. Landfill is the most common, but is bad for the environment. Recycling ...

Electrons inside a material are shared among many atoms, leading to energy bands, and because of quantum symmetry you can never have two electrons in exactly the same state.

We present a theoretical and experimental study of a plasmonic nanoelectrode architecture that is able to inject bunches of hot electrons into an aqueous environment. In this approach, electrons ...