Traditionally, X-ray methods require at least 10,000 atoms to generate a detectable signal. This is because the X-ray signal ...

A new microscopy technique allows scientists to see single-atom-thick boron nitride by making it glow under infrared light.

Researchers are learning to flip light on and off one particle at a time, turning single photons into a controllable resource ...

Researchers have captured the dynamic nature of nuclear pore complexes with AFM, reshaping our understanding of intracellular ...

This achievement removes one of the biggest roadblocks in quantum materials science and brings practical quantum devices much ...

Bell Labs is already highly recognized, but in its centennial year, the organization hoped to add more awards to burnish its ...

Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human ...

Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It ...

Researchers have discovered how to design and place single-photon sources at the atomic scale inside ultrathin 2D materials, ...

Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

We know that the process of viral uptake into cells begins with interactions between proteins hemagglutinin and neuraminidase ...

Using advanced electron microscopy, researchers have watched individual atoms transition from chaotic liquid motion to ordered solid structure, revealing that the boundary between liquid and solid ...