2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (379+ words) Now, a team of researchers from MIT and elsewhere has directly characterized the three-dimensional atomic structure of a relaxor ferroelectric for the first time. The findings, reported in Science, provide a framework for refining models used to design next-generation computing,…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (310+ words) One such important class is diazoacetic acid ester derivatives, which are widely used to construct a diverse range of organonitrogen compounds. Diazo compounds are molecules that contain a pair of connected nitrogen atoms, known as a diazo group, which makes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (373+ words) Chemistry lab " artistic impression. Image credit: Alius Noreika / AI "We're able to leverage the pre-trained knowledge of large language models and well-established statistical methods for materials discovery to help us as researchers navigate large experimental design spaces more efficiently," says…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (404+ words) Dyson orbital for electron attachment, calculated using quantum hardware. Credit IBM Research and the University of Manchester. Published in Science, it is the first experimental observation of a half-M'bius electronic topology in a single molecule. To the scientists" knowledge, a…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (334+ words) Researchers at Wash U have found a way to address the lithium plating that plagues the fast charging of lithium-ion batteries. Plating can be seen in the gold glitter-like coating of the battery anode on the right. (Image: Bai lab)…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (795+ words) A Sydney Ph D student has recreated a tiny piece of the Universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The results shed new light on how the chemical building blocks of life may have formed…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (208+ words) AI-driven simulation does not eliminate experimentation. Instead, it dramatically narrows the search space, allowing researchers to focus physical testing on high-probability candidates. The result is faster innovation cycles, lower development costs, and a new era of data-accelerated materials engineering. This…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (771+ words) The method allows researchers to "harvest" hydrogen molecules from water while also avoiding many of the limits in current hydrogen production methods. It offers a new avenue of exploration for producing green hydrogen as a sustainable energy source. Hydrogen as…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (401+ words) All quantum computers store and process information using qubits " the most basic units of quantum information and analogous to the binary bits used in classical computers. While classical bits can exist either as a 1 or a 0, qubits have the ability…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (547+ words) Evolution, micro bubbles " artistic impression. Image credit: Alius Noreika / AI The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic compounds. "We develop…...