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In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would ...

Condensed-matter physics and materials science have a silo problem. Although researchers in these fields have access to vast amounts of data – from experimental records of crystal structures and ...

Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), working with international collaborators, have made a striking discovery involving a previously unknown type of cosmic ...

A battery electrolyte that is solid at normal temperatures yet still conducts ions could make lithium batteries safer and longer lasting by replacing flammable liquids.

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Good morning. Leaders across sectors joined Fortune on Wednesday at the USA House in Davos, Switzerland, for a special series of conversations exploring the state of the U.S. economy, business ...

Researchers found that the oxygen atoms are linked in an irregular structure, almost like a crystal, unlike their usual orderly arrangement. But the crystal lattice is constantly shifting between ...

Water doesn’t behave the same way in a glass as it does as ice in your freezer. When water is heated to several thousand ...

X-ray “molecular movies” reveal how intense lasers tear apart C 60 molecules and push us closer to directing chemical reactions with light. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com FEL X-ray ...

Investigating salt weathering in sandstone, this study uncovers temperature effects on crystallization, crucial for developing targeted conservation strategies.