At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow simple rules, but when they interact together, entirely new behaviors can emerge ...

A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in ...

Electron spin can create differences between mirror-image molecules, a potential explanation for why life favors one ...

Researchers uncover a mechanism that may explain why biology consistently selects one molecular form over its mirror image. A new study suggests that ...

Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) have definitively resolved a two-decade-long controversy regarding the direction of electron spin on the surface of gold. Using a ...

Quantum computers, devices that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could tackle some tasks that are ...