The periodic table of elements stands as one of the most significant achievements in the history of science, offering a ...

In 1912, scientists invented X-ray crystallography and revealed a crystal’s atomic structure for the first time Tess Joosse Humans have marveled at crystals for millennia. Viridescent emerald, rich ...

Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA published a step-by-step framework for determining the ...

Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries ...

Electron diffraction is a powerful analytical technique used to study the atomic structure of materials. It involves the interaction of a beam of electrons with a crystalline sample, resulting in a ...

A new computational framework maps 3D atomic positions in amorphous materials, achieving full accuracy for silica using ...