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For decades, it's been known that subtle chemical patterns exist in metal alloys, but researchers thought they were too minor to matter—or that they got erased during manufacturing. However, recent ...

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The latest optical atomic clocks use faster atoms such as ytterbium, which tick up to 100 trillion times per second. However, their stability has been restricted by quantum noise, ...

A trio of scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” a form of molecular architecture that packs vast amounts of space into tiny ...

Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing “metal-organic ...

National Geographic Explorer and night sky photographer Babak Tafreshi recently partnered with veteran NASA astronaut Don ...

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory paid for much of his research and equipment – at a time when the Trump Administration ...

The Nobel Committee has a mixed record of choosing worthy recipients for the Peace Prize, which is partly why that award ...