Scientists have developed a way to precisely tune atomic-scale platinum “skin” layers on porous PtCu nanodendrites—revealing ...

Properties that remain unchanged when materials are stretched or bent, which are broadly referred to as topological ...

A research team has managed to “bottle” a highly reactive carbene in water, overturning a major assumption in chemistry.

Researchers discover that embedding iridium atoms inside catalyst crystals instead of on the surface dramatically improves ...

Improving the capacitance of supercapacitors requires gaining control over ion behavior inside carbon nanopores. This study ...

A precise synthesis tunes platinum skin thickness on PtCu nanospheres and shows two atomic layers give the best oxygen ...

Electrocatalysis underlies hydrogen production, fuel cells, and carbon-neutral chemical synthesis, which enables next-generation clean-energy systems ...

A joint research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory has achieved precise control and real-time observation of ...

Scientists have found a way to see ultrafast molecular interactions inside liquids using an extreme laser technique once ...

Electron affinity, defined as the energy released when an electron attaches to a neutral atom, is a fundamental parameter in understanding atomic reactivity and material properties. Negative ion ...