The theory of electronegativity is used to describe how strongly different atoms attract electrons

Researchers have been trying to make artificial capillaries that work just like their natural counterparts, without success

For half a century, researchers have seen loops of displaced atoms appearing inside nuclear reactor steel after exposure to radiation

NIST prototype design uses ultracold trapped atoms to measure pressure

By zapping a layer of meteor residue in the atmosphere with ground-based lasers, scientists get a new view of Earth's magnetic field

Technique allows scientists to create atomically-thin fabrics

Advance could eventually spawn new states of matter

A precise new way to study materials shows this ‘electron-phonon coupling’ can be far stronger than predicted, and could potentially play a role in unconventional superconductivity

When the X-rays blast electrons out of one atom, stripping it from the inside out, it steals more from its neighbors—a new insight that could help advance high-res imaging of whole viruses, bacteria, and complex materials

Using atom probe tomography, researchers were able to accurately date such events in baddeleyite, a relatively common but small uranium-bearing mineral in planetary igneous rocks