By putting a carbon atom in place of a core oxygen, chemists constructed an opioid that blocks pain with less respiratory ...

But what makes oxygen different from carbon? It is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom that is the defining feature of the atom. It's what makes one element different from another.

Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a powerful method to look deep inside single-atom catalysts—materials where every ...

Successful synthesis of stable one-dimensional ionic crystals composed of two atomic species and encapsulated in carbon nanotubes is now demonstrated.

The idea of powering a house with a single atom might seem like science fiction, but recent advancements in nuclear physics ...

By visualizing the atomic structure of graphene with electrons while occasionally kicking out atoms, the researchers could determine how fast carbon atoms on the surface must be moving to explain the ...

The technology succeeds in making visible information on the atomic-scale 3D structure of amorphous carbon, based on measured X-ray scattering data. By making available detailed information on the ...

It is expressed in atomic mass units (amu). For example, Carbon-12, the most common form of carbon, has an atomic mass of 12 amu, which includes 6 protons and 6 neutrons.

A chemical bond between a superheavy element and a carbon atom has been established for the first time. This research opens new vistas for studying the effects of Einstein's relativity on the ...