As net zero goals revive the push for atomic power, could it light the way or lead to disaster? Three timely books explore ...

The current AI race has reached a bottleneck that can be relieved only by new sources of electrical generation. Read more ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Google is making a big bet on a power source that hasn’t yet been used successfully anywhere in the world: nuclear fusion.

Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

Using nuclear magnetic resonance, researchers at ETH Zurich have studied the atomic environments of single platinum atoms in ...

A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and carbon-intensive. Now, a serendipitous collaboration between ...

The race to build the first useful quantum computer is on and may revolutionize the world with brand new capabilities, from ...

Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...

One-step CO 2 electrolysis and separations via a reversed gas diffusion electrode Electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 R) into chemicals can be realized with high selectivity, but necessary ...