In an international experiment, researchers observed Jahn–Teller polarons—quasiparticles that could play an important role in future ultrafast spintronic devices. These polarons emerged within the ...

Gold’s pristine shine may depend on a hidden atomic rearrangement that makes oxygen reactions far harder, helping explain its ...

A subtle change in iron ions’ electronic configuration produces a measurable difference in seismic wave speeds through mantle ...

Researchers at European XFEL, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Rostock University and other collaborating institutions have used high-precision experiments to demonstrate that the most ...

Could atomically precise nanoclusters mimic the chemistry of particular atoms without their toxic or cost drawbacks? James ...