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Push two metal plates together on Earth and nothing happens. Take those same plates into the vacuum of space and they can ...

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Atomic defects can tune carbon quantum dots across UV to near-infrared light, guiding cleaner design of sensors, bioimaging ...

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny carbon-based nanomaterials that have attracted increasing attention as environmentally ...

Of the more than 624,000 highway bridges in the U.S., an estimated 220,000 need repairs. Quantum sensors could help engineers ...

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

Scientists have extracted atoms from eggshells that are 15 million years old which reveal how plants responded to high levels ...

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

It’s box office time again, and I’m not going to bore you guys this week with a long rant. You can go back and read my thoughts from the past few weeks if you want the bigger picture. Right now, we’re ...

Sensors cannot replace bridge inspectors. They can help engineers see corrosion, cracks, scour and weak magnetic signals that ...

Gold has long stood apart from other metals. It does not rust like iron or tarnish like silver. Its shine endures across ...