Traditional chemistry textbooks present a tidy picture: Atoms in molecules occupy fixed positions, connected by rigid rods. A ...

The photoelectric effect, first explained in 1905, transformed our understanding of how light interacts with matter. When high-energy light hits atoms, it knocks electrons loose. This process powers ...

“The theoretical framework we developed explains how quasiparticles emerge in systems with an extremely heavy impurity, ...

Many physicists are searching for a triplet superconductor. Indeed, we could all do with one, although we may not know it yet—or understand why. Triplet superconductors could be the key to achieving ...

Time may feel smooth and continuous, but at the quantum level it behaves very differently. Physicists have now found a way to measure how long ultrafast quantum events actually last, without relying ...

Imagine using just a flicker of sunlight to break stubborn chemical bonds that once required intense energy or toxic chemicals to split. This may sound almost impossible, but chemists at the Hong Kong ...

The Pauli exclusion principle is a cornerstone of the Standard Model of particle physics and is essential for the structure and stability of matter. Now an international collaboration of physicists ...

At the smallest scales of nature, the rules of the world shift in ways that can feel unsettling and beautiful at the same ...

MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors ...

In the everyday world, governed by classical physics, the concept of equilibrium reigns. If you put a drop of ink into water, it will eventually evenly mix. If you put a glass of ice water on the ...

Quantum Behavior of Photoelectrons At the quantum level, electrons aren’t just particles—they also behave like waves. This dual nature makes them tricky to describe. But with this new method, ...