You probably learned in high school chemistry class that core electrons don't participate in chemical bonding.

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In 1931, Harvey Elliott White developed a device that traced out the shapes of electron clouds by approximating solutions to ...

New Zealand's first microgravity science experiment went to the International Space Station in 2024. Could it pave the way for more commercial opportunities in space?

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

Iran took a step toward breaking the impasse with United Nations inspectors over access to its nuclear facilities, with a top-level meeting in Cairo yielding the groundwork for a return of monitors ...

Columbia University researchers have discovered a new way to create quantum materials. By utilising the chemistry of atomic orbitals, they’ve found a novel source of “frustration” that leads to ...

Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, head of the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks Aug. 5 at the Space & Missile Defense Conference Credit: Army SMDC HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army will begin ...

Imagine having a super-powered lens that uncovers hidden secrets of ultra-thin materials used in our gadgets. Research led by University of Florida engineering professor Megan Butala enables a novel ...

HELSINKI — China has sent several small spacecraft into specialized lunar and cislunar orbits to test communications, navigation and orbital dynamics for planned Earth-moon infrastructure. China’s DRO ...

The Fedora Project has long stood at the forefront of Linux innovation, often acting as a proving ground for transformative technologies later adopted by the wider Linux ecosystem. With the release of ...

Good things don’t come in threes. Venus is concealing at least three city-killer asteroids that could strike Earth in weeks without warning, potentially wreaking havoc upon our planet before we can ...