University of British Columbia (UBC) scientists have demonstrated a reversible way to switch the topological state of a ...

Scientists have decoded the electronic structure of water, opening up new perspectives for technological and environmental applications. There is no doubt that water is significant. Without it, life ...

Water is essential for all chemistry and life, yet understanding how it interacts with dissolved ions—such as sodium and ...

If you know the atoms that compose a particular molecule or solid material, the interactions between those atoms can be determined computationally, by solving quantum mechanical equations — at least, ...

(a) Schematic of the liquid cell for XAS analysis of metal porphyrin complexes in aqueous solutions. XAS spectra of the central metals were obtained at the Fe or Co L 2,3-edge and those of ligands ...

Obtaining a solution to the many-electron Schrödinger equation stands as one of the grand challenges in chemistry and physics. Highly accurate solutions are achievable for relatively small systems ...

Electron diffraction is a powerful analytical technique used to study the atomic structure of materials. It involves the interaction of a beam of electrons with a crystalline sample, resulting in a ...

Conductive organic materials often derive their electronic properties from highly organized crystal structures. Now, researchers have developed an organic polymer that conducts electricity like a ...

Cryo-electron microscopy has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the first structure of a virus able to infect Staphylococcus epidermidis, and high-resolution ...

Working on the nanoscale for manufacturing poses some unique challenges. While many macroscale manufacturing methods such as lithography and additive manufacturing have been successfully translated ...