IT has recently been shown 1 that even at low coverages of a fraction of a monolayer, nitrogen is simultaneously adsorbed on tungsten in different states of binding, of which three have so far been ...

This month, let’s take a deeper look at one of the most ubiquitous forms of illumination in our world: tungsten or incandescent bulbs. Incandescent means light from heat, which also includes the light ...

Using a device that can turn a tiny piece of laboratory space into an ion cloud as hot as those found in a nuclear fusion reactor, physicists are helping to develop one of the most exotic 'yardsticks' ...

Using a device that can turn a tiny piece of laboratory space into an ion cloud as hot as those found in a nuclear fusion reactor, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...