Most sensors are designed to do only one thing: detect what passes through them. But what if a sensor could do more? To ...

What if glowing molecules could synchronize, much like fireflies flashing in unison? Researchers have discovered that ...

Turns out, changing the way atoms and molecules are arranged in a substance can give it new and fascinating properties.

Complex simulations—the most intricate of their kind to date—carried out by an international research team led by scientists ...

For the first time, a team of Princeton physicists have been able to link together individual molecules into special states that are quantum mechanically "entangled." In these bizarre states, the ...

A new fabrication platform integrates molecules into electronic devices, opening the door to emerging computing technologies.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain. The probe would ...

Asymmetric nuclei are ideal for this purpose because their lopsided shape makes small changes easier to detect. Radium, for ...

A gas of molecules that interact over long distances has been cooled to mere nanokelvins, resulting in the emergence of a state known as a Bose–Einstein condensate — the first of its kind in this type ...

Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. A team of researchers has used a quantum computing method to find a ...

The origins of life remain a major mystery. How were complex molecules able to form and remain intact for prolonged periods without disintegrating? A team has demonstrated a mechanism that could have ...