In addition to history and philosophy of science, Elise Crull frequently ponders (sometimes aloud in front of audiences) philosophical problems associated with quantum theory: the quantum-to-classical ...

Chemistry textbooks explain how reactions start and end, but they rarely show what happens in between. Seeing these hidden moments matters because chemistry is ultimately governed by quantum rules. By ...

A pulse of light sets the tempo in the material. Atoms in a crystalline sheet just a few atoms thick begin to move—not randomly, but in a coordinated rhythm, twisting and untwisting in sync like ...

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a powerful non-destructive analytical technique used to evaluate crystalline materials and determine their structural properties. As one of the most widely used ...

Diffraction refers to the bending of waves, such as light, when they encounter obstacles or pass through small openings. The size of the opening relative to the wavelength of light influences the ...

Isabella Mombrini, product specialist at Biologic, explains how lithium-ion batteries are not without their limitations and face various degradation mechanisms that can impact their performance and ...

They say seeing is believing but our understanding of chemical systems predominantly depends on second-hand observations and measurements. A colour change can suggest that a reaction has occurred, NMR ...

Materials are made of tiny crystallites and non-crystallites; the former gives distinct patterns on interaction with X-rays, as the X-ray wavelength is identical to the inter-atomic spacing in ...

Abstract: Although WiFi-based contactless sensing has made significant progress in the past decade, most prior work still focus on the reflection zone far from WiFi transceivers, while few studies ...