According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Prize in Physics was to go to "the person who shall have made the most important ...

Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries ...

Electron diffraction is a powerful analytical technique used to study the atomic structure of materials. It involves the interaction of a beam of electrons with a crystalline sample, resulting in a ...

A research team led by Prof. Jiong Zhao, Associate Professor of the PolyU Department of Applied Physics, has revealed the critical mechanisms for synthesis and applications of materials through atomic ...

Over the past decade, the role of atomic scale simulation has greatly expanded. Once a retrospective and explanatory technique, it is now a powerful discovery and optimization tool. This shift was ...

Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries ...