As Easy as Counting to Ten—a New Rule for Catalysts’ Designby University of CambridgeThe “ten electron rule” provides guidance for the design of single-atom alloy catalysts for targeted chemical reactions
French and US Agencies Take First Step to Collaborate on Electron-Ion Colliderby Brookhaven National Laboratory
67-Year-Old Prediction of Massless, Neutral Composite Particle, Confirmedby University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
NewsFirst BepiColombo Flyby of Mercury Finds Electron Rain Triggers X-ray Aurorasby EuroplanetResearchers witness how electrons are accelerated in Mercury's magnetosphere for the first time
NewsVisualizing Complex Electron Wavefunctionby Waseda UniversityResearchers successfully record the phase distribution of electrons, unveiling the structure of its wavefunction
NewsDynamical Fractal Discovered in Clean Magnetic Crystalby University of CambridgeThe new type of fractal appears in a class of magnets called spin ices
NewsPhysicists Demo Method for Designing Topological Metalsby Rice UniversityDesign principle could guide search for metals with immutable quantum states
NewsInvestigating Electrons with a Traditional Scanning Microscopeby Friedrich Alexander UniversityPhysicists have developed a new paradigm for quantum microscopy that is more accessible than traditional methods
NewsCosmic Physics Mimicked on Tabletop as Graphene Enables Schwinger Effectby University of ManchesterResearchers observed another unusual high-energy process as electrons seemed to become superluminous
NewsPhysicist Solves Century Old Problem of Radiation Reactionby Lancaster UniversityAlternative solution has controversial implications regarding the need for a classical radiation reaction
NewsCloser Ties for Silver Clustersby American Chemical SocietySurrounding silver nanoclusters with hydrogen-rich shells offers new opportunities in catalysis and opto-electronics