In mineral exploration projects, drill core logging and petrographic studies provide the first key pieces of information regarding ore mineralogy, gangue mineral associations, and potential ...

Virtual particles exploit the natural fuzziness of the subatomic world, where if these ephemeral particles live briefly enough, they can also briefly borrow their energy from empty space. The haziness ...

Developed by researchers at MIT, the method uses the atom’s own electrons as “messengers” within a molecule to help probe ...

Microplastics have become an invisible but persistent threat in rivers, lakes, oceans, and even in the water we drink. These tiny plastic fragments can drift for miles, settle on the seafloor, or ...

Smart glasses that display information directly in the field of vision are considered a key technology of the future—but ...

A team of physicists has pushed the limits of how small a display pixel can be, revealing a new approach that could reshape the future of wearable optics.

Polarization spectroscopy advances analytical capabilities, revealing molecular details through techniques like Raman, ...