In 1986, three physicists scribbled down an equation they believed could describe how rough edges form on almost anything ...
Long-held assumptions tell us that atoms with the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons are indistinguishable, but ...
Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.
As modern technologies shrink to the nanoscale, surfaces increasingly dictate how materials deform, yield, and fail. Yet ...
It's been 37 years since scientists first demonstrated the ability to move single atoms, suggesting the possibility of designing materials atom by atom to customize their properties. Today there are ...