Ultrashort laser pulses catch a snapshot of a 'molecular handshake'

Liquids and solutions are complex environments—think, for example, of sugar dissolving in water, where each sugar molecule ...
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What if aliens exist—but they’re just hiding from us? The Dark Forest theory, explained

The Dark Forest theory is one proposed solution to the famed Fermi Paradox, which has bewitched astronomers for more than half a century. To put it concisely, the paradox asks if the cosmos is nearly ...
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Single molecular membrane can make lithium batteries safer and longer-lasting

A team of Korean scientists has developed a separator technology that dramatically reduces the explosion risk of lithium ...
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Determining the Molecular Orientation on the Metal Nanoparticle Surface through Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Simulations

Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Central University, Zhongli 10608, Taiwan Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan ...