The distribution of outermost shell electrons, known as valence electrons, of organic molecules was experimentally observed for the first time by a team led by Nagoya University in Japan. As the ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric ...

For the first time, scientists have used ultrafast X-ray flashes to take a direct image of a single electron as it moved during a chemical reaction. In the new study, published Aug. 20 in the journal ...

(Nanowerk News) We often classify the electrons in an atom as being either ‘core’ electrons – those closest to the nucleus – or ‘valence’ electrons, those involved in chemical bonding. Indeed, if the ...

Molecular crystals with conductivity and magnetism, due to their low impurity concentrations, provide valuable insights into valence electrons. They have helped link charge ordering to ...

Rydberg atoms are excited atoms that contain one or more electrons with a high principal quantum number. Due to their large size, long-range dipole-dipole interactions and strong coupling to external ...

Electrons can freeze into strange geometric crystals and then melt back into liquid-like motion under the right quantum ...

The distribution of outermost shell electrons, known as valence electrons, of organic molecules was experimentally observed for the first time by a team led by Nagoya University in Japan. As the ...