In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure (e.g., a crystal). Like other elementary particles ...

Research suggests some metals’ semicore electrons may be more active on Earth’s surface than previously thought.

In a unique experiment, researchers have clocked how long it takes for an electron to be emitted from an atom. The result is .00000000000000002 seconds, or 20 billionths of a billionth of a second.

You may be familiar with matryoshka dolls: nested sets of painted figurines that fit within painted figurines. In the case of wooden dolls, the concept is pretty straightforward: hollow out a large ...

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering and the University of ...

Synthetic diamond research examines organic molecular interactions under the microscope. Scientists have long developed ...

In conventional electron microscopes, performing atomic-resolution observations of magnetic materials is particularly difficult because high magnetic fields are inevitably exerted on samples inside ...

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