Researchers uncover how the surface structure of silver iodide at the atomic scale triggers ice formation in clouds, ...

Left: scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) image of a tantalum (Ta) film showing an oxide layer above the atoms of crystalline Ta metal. Right: STEM imaging combined with computational ...

Only one side of a silver crystal has the right structure to trigger ice formation, revealing how these particles help clouds ...

High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is the only experimental technique to directly watch proteins in dynamic action. However, as a surface scanning technique with limited spatial resolution, ...

Engineers at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered why a promising solid-state battery material stays cool ...

The hyperfine structure of radium monofluoride has been measured by researchers in the US and elsewhere with such precision ...