In Sept. 2012, NASA’s Van Allen Probes observed the radiation belts around Earth had settled into a new configuration, separating into three belts instead of two. Scientists think the unusual physics ...

Dark matter particles could be mediators of the interaction between electrons and atomic nuclei, as shown by a study ...

Electron spin may subtly break the symmetry between mirror-image molecules, helping explain why biology chose one molecular ...

“Dark” electrons within solid materials may help us learn more about the behaviour of high-temperature superconductors, and perhaps solve other mysteries in material science. Most of a material’s ...

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Electron spin can create differences between mirror-image molecules, a potential explanation for why life favors one ...

Electronic nematicity is a phase of some crystalline solids in which electrons' collective properties, such as charge or spin ...