(PhysOrg.com) -- The quest to develop a so-called room-temperature superconductor – one that exhibits lossless electronic transmission – has long fueled both popular and scientific imagination. At the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A delicate balance of electrons flowing through the photosynthetic machinery is essential to a plant’s ability to turn sunlight into energy and its survival. Understanding the ...

image: Before and after the attachment of alkaline metals to the surface of iron-based, pniktogen superconductors. (a) Quantity of momentum of electrons (X) and kinetic energy of electrons (Y) before ...

A multi-institutional team has directly observed electron hopping in iron oxide particles, a phenomenon that holds huge significance for a broad range of environment- and energy-related applications.

Microbial metabolic activity substantially influences matter and energy flow through the biosphere and drives global biogeochemical cycles 1. Microorganisms have broad metabolic capabilities and can ...

The researchers: Sébastien Giroud and Meret Aeppli in front of their glovebox. (Courtesy: Meret Aeppli) Life has a way of adapting to challenging environments. While humans – as well as animals and ...