The unique properties of high-entropy alloys make them ideal for hydrogen storage, offering advantages in stability and ...

Last year’s chemistry Nobel prize was awarded to researchers using AI to study proteins in entirely new ways, and in 2025 researchers have continued to reveal new secrets about proteins using powerful ...

Electron affinity, defined as the energy released when an electron attaches to a neutral atom, is a fundamental parameter in understanding atomic reactivity and material properties. Negative ion ...

A researcher at the Department of Physics at Tohoku University has uncovered a surprising quantum phenomenon hidden inside ordinary crystals: the strength of interactions between electrons and lattice ...

While superconductors are known to induce weak superconducting behavior in nearby materials, the iron's induced behavior was ...

New research sharpens understanding of the hidden symmetry in a mysterious superconductor. Superconductors are materials that ...

A shiny gray crystal called platinum-bismuth-two hides an electronic world unlike anything scientists have seen before.

Listening to the 'whispers' of electrons and crystals has lead to a quantum discovery with terahertz light that could help us advance technological innovations and life science research. (Nanowerk ...

Measuring the electron affinity, a fundamental chemical property, has been challenging for rare elements due to sensitivity limitations. Here, the authors present a novel ion-trap technique capable of ...

The light (photons) emitted from phonons interact with vibrating electrons in the crystal, and this can be observed in the terahertz spectrum on the right. A researcher at the Department of Physics at ...

A researcher at Tohoku University's Department of Physics discovered an unexpected quantum phenomenon concealed inside regular crystals: the intensity of electron-lattice vibration interactions, known ...