How chirality goes from the molecular level to the cellular one

RIKEN researchers have discovered how right-handed molecules in our cells can give rise to cells that are not symmetrical ...

An Old Jeweler’s Trick Could Unlock the Next Generation of Nuclear Clocks

A revolutionary achievement could pave the way for smaller, more efficient nuclear clocks. Last year, a research team led by UCLA achieved a milestone scientists had pursued for half a century. They s ...

World's most expensive substance: Just one gram of this, equivalent to four Hiroshima-class nuclear weapons, could send rockets to Mars

Valued at $62.5 trillion per gram, Antimatter is the world's costliest material. Learn how this substance—which packs the ...

An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks

In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this ...