China is building a facility to measure neutrinos — mysterious subatomic particles. It's the first of three neutrino observatories expected to open worldwide in the next decade.

The process of discovering and designing new chemicals has always been arduous—Sijia Dong wants to change that. As an ...

There is an interest in functionalizing high surface area fine particles by controlling their surface chemistry ... Ph.D. in Particle Technology Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Human bodies, hot coffees, stoves or hobs. Ice particles vibrate slower, but still have energy. Chemical The energy stored in chemical bonds, such as those between molecules. Foods, muscles ...

If microplastics increase the presence of ice particles in clouds compared with liquid water droplets, this shifting ratio ...

This forces them to release photons (particles of light ... This helps us understand everything from chemical reactions to the conservation of energy in novel solar cells. These modules are ...

A hand in a glove holds an ampoule and a syringe. The injectable vitamins were found to contain glass particles. A hand in a glove holds an ampoule and a syringe. The injectable vitamins were ...

Related: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring trek into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt Wrapped around Earth are two belts of trapped high-energy particles, held in place by the ...

Argonne develops a breakthrough material for the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. It enables an across-the-board improvement ...

As ISIS – the UK’s muon and neutron source – turns 40, Rosie de Laune and colleagues from ISIS explore the past, present and future of neutron scattering ...

Tiny plastic pieces have spread all over the planet – on land, in the air and even in clouds. An estimated 170 trillion bits of microplastic are estimated to be in the oceans alone. Across the globe, ...

Researchers found that air samples taken from the playful marine mammals’ blow holes contained plastic polymer fibers and ...