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    One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects samples of lunar soil from the moon in 1972.

    One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

    Feb 7, 2020
    Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors Illustration of doppelganger orbits

    Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors

    Jul 3, 2019
    Electron microscope detector achieves record resolution Electron photography

    Electron microscope detector achieves record resolution

    Jul 20, 2018
    Making And Shaking New Materials With Ultracold Atoms

    Making And Shaking New Materials With Ultracold Atoms

    Article cites postdoctoral student Colin Parker, who discusses how to modify the band structure of atoms in an optical lattice

    Jun 11, 2015
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    Computer modeling shows crucial function of water molecules in proteins

    Computer modeling shows crucial function of water molecules in proteins

    Jul 30, 2013
    New method knocks out stubborn electron problem

    New method knocks out stubborn electron problem

    Jul 3, 2012
    New method improves modeling of electrons’ motions in complex molecules

    New method improves modeling of electrons’ motions in complex molecules

    Mar 11, 2011
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