Chemistry

Theoretical physicist and neuroscientist Haim Sompolinsky has been awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal and Prize, one of the most prestigious...

Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that connects molecular-scale chemistry with brain-wide patterns of activity, offering...

Coupled resonator optical waveguides, or CROWs, are emerging as powerful building blocks for the next generation of optical communications, photonic...

Kanazawa University researchers have developed a light-powered method that selectively breaks strong carbon–hydrogen bonds while leaving weaker carbon–silicon bonds intact—an...

Agricultural trade between the United States and China is usually discussed in terms of tariffs, prices and food security. But...

A tiny amount of one of the rarest substances on Earth has revealed a striking secret about the heaviest elements....

Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula, a Governor’s Chair Professor jointly appointed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and...

Researchers have proposed a new way to generate and control extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light carrying intricate three-dimensional polarization structures—objects known as...

A familiar squeeze of tomato ketchup could soon deliver more than sweetness, acidity and a bright red finish. Researchers have...

Magnetic memory could be approaching a major materials breakthrough after researchers in Japan developed a two-step heating method that produces...