Science

Long Predicted Atomic Collapse State Observed in Graphene: Berkeley Lab researchers recreate elusive phenomenon with artificial nuclei

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An artificial atomic nucleus made up of five charged calcium dimers is centered in an atomic-collapse electron cloud.

NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited for Ancient Life on Mars

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Two Different Aqueous Environments
This set of images compares rocks seen by NASA's Opportunity rover and...

NASA Pinpoints Causes of 2011 Arctic Ozone Hole

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Maps of ozone concentrations over the Arctic come from the Ozone Monitoring...

Herschel gets to the bottom of black-hole jets

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Artist's impression of the GX 339-4 black-hole binary system.

Breaking the final barrier: room-temperature electrically powered nanolasers

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The illustration on the left shows the variations of light intensity within a nanolaser. The figure on the right shows schematically a...

High-performance, NW-OPTs open the way for optoelectronic device miniaturization

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Schematic diagram of single-crystalline nanowire organic phototransistors

Blue Bursts of Hot Young Stars Captured by Hubble

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Temp-controlled 'nanopores' may allow detailed blood analysis

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By tethering gold nanoparticles (large spheres in top image) to the nanopore (violet), the temperature around the nanopore can be changed...

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