To understand how molecules undergo light-driven chemical transformations, scientists need to be able to follow the atoms and electrons within the energized molecule as it rides on the energy "roller coaster"

There are growing numbers of examples for which neutron crystallography has provided the answers to questions that have remained elusive using other techniques

Studies of the neutrinos emitted in the radioactive decay of nuclei held in an ion trap allow sensitive searches for new interactions

Using a unique ultra-fast spectroscopic technique, EPFL scientists have now been able to track the fate of charged pairs in an advanced type of solar cells currently under intense research

By tracking the chemicals in "old book smell" and other musuem odors, conservators can react quickly to preserve priceless art and artifacts at the first signs of degradation

Medications can be compromised in many different ways. For example, they may be bulked up with fillers, or they can degrade because they are stored improperly

The technique enables users to measure molecular weights of gaseous samples in the air in real time

"This work is an excellent example of the materials advances possible when we close the feedback loop between first principles calculations and atomic resolution electron microscopy," says researcher

Method gives scientists new ways to study rapid nuclear motions in nature's light-dependent processes

Recently developed superresolution (SR) microscopy breaks the diffraction limit and offers the requisite spatial resolution but usually at the cost of slow imaging speed and excessive damage

With a similar technology found in today's smartphone cameras—biologists are getting new images of our cells and rapidly uncovering never-seen-before details

Worldwide, almost 10 million people become ill with Tuberculosis, and nearly 2 million die from the disease each year, according to the World Health Organization