This calculated diffraction image shows how forked diffraction gratings shape the atoms' wave function into a vortex. (Courtesy: Science/AAAS) A wave-like property previously only seen in beams of ...

Matter is made up of very small parts called atoms. Atoms can combine in different numbers and in different ways to make different molecules. Atoms and molecules make up all of the different ...

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Scientists have finally glimpsed chemistry at its smallest level after capturing the first-ever X-ray of a single atom. Atoms are the tiniest particles in our universe, and they're the basic ...

Exotic atoms and molecules are forms of basic matter in which one subatomic particle is replaced by another with the same charge. For instance, an electron can be replaced with a muon, a pion or an ...

QUESTION: How do tiny atoms create different molecules? ANSWER: You are absolutely right: All molecules are made up of tiny atoms. This happens because of the formation of bonds between the atoms, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new approach to control forces and interactions between atoms and molecules, such as those employed by geckos to climb vertical surfaces, could bring advances in new materials ...

Like soft serve ice cream, beams of atoms and molecules now come with a swirl. Vortex beams made of light or electrons have shown promise for making special types of microscope images and for ...

Power of three: Schematic image showing ultracold triatomic molecules forming by associating diatomic molecules and atoms. (Courtesy: Bo Zhao/USTC) Researchers in China have found strong evidence of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the midst of a frigid winter, a University at Buffalo expert is available to discuss one of the season’s great natural marvels: snowflakes. Jason Benedict, PhD, UB associate ...