Minerals form the building blocks of almost everything on Earth. They are made up of crystals—regular, repeating atomic ...

An international team of scientists has discovered that a small, low-abundance protein plays a surprisingly big role in ...

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found.

When minerals deform, their normally ordered crystal lattices develop linear imperfections known as dislocations. These are small breaks or shifts in the atomic arrangement that allow crystals to ...

Minerals form the building blocks of almost everything on Earth. They are made up of crystals - regular, repeating atomic structures that fit together ...

The enzyme Na⁺-NQR is a sodium pump that drives the respiration of many marine and pathogenic bacteria. Using redox reactions, the ...

The study introduces an atomic single electron transistor that maps the electrostatic potential in a moiré unit cell, ...

Precise measurements show that future quantum computers may need to correct for errors caused by interference between neighboring quantum dots.

The awards will support research and development related to artificial intelligence, medical diagnostics, biotechnology, ...

Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are inherited conditions that affect the body’s connective tissue, which provides strength and ...

Scientists have a solid understanding of what makes up spindles — the cellular machinery that separates chromosomes — but are less certain about how the building blocks of spindles, called ...

Transforming copper mine waste into a construction binder through alkali activation presents a sustainable solution for lower ...