Scientists have developed molecular devices that can switch roles, behaving as memory, logic, or learning elements within the ...

Uranium dioxide, the principal nuclear fuel in many reactors, exhibits complex defect chemistry that directly influences its electronic structure and overall performance. The presence of point defects ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Chemical insight into biological function is the holy grail of structural biology. Small molecules are central players as building blocks, effectors and probes of macromolecular structure and function ...

Update: This article has been updated with a comment from Mercedes-Benz. Just like cars and gadgets, battery technology evolves in phases. Sometimes you get breakthroughs, other times things get ...

Most of today's quantum computers rely on qubits with Josephson junctions that work for now but likely won't scale as needed ...

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