Physicists Stunned: Lead-208’s Shape Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Nuclear Physics
For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.
Pressure engineering reveals organic–inorganic interaction sites in hybrid perovskites
A Jilin University team has reported a novel strategy using pressure engineering to identify the organic–inorganic ...
Protein accidentally lassos itself, helping to explain unusual refolding behavior
Proteins are long molecules that must fold into complex three-dimensional structures to perform their cellular functions.
Only a Few Grams of This Element Exist—and Scientists Have Used It to Break the Rules of the Periodic Table
More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the transuranium element berkelium. According to a new study, the electronic signature of ...