Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery of beautiful spiral patterns etched on the surface of the semiconductor by a ...

In a nutshell Water droplets create “microlightning” when they split, producing electrical discharges without any external ...

A strange energy source at the center of the Milky Way may be a new type of dark matter. Scientists found that hydrogen gas ...

A study shows that electrical charges in sprays of water can cause chemical reactions that form organic molecules from inorganic materials. The findings provide evidence that microlightning may have ...

Learn more about how these experiments show that those small electrical charges can trigger the chemical reactions necessary ...

The Worth County R-III Title I program “goes mad” for science at its most recent family event a “Mad Science Lab.” ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

Researchers from UNSW and Longi have found that the silicon nitride layers used in TOPCon cell rear-side are particularly ...

UCLA doctoral student Yilin Wong noticed that some tiny dots had appeared on one of her samples, which had been accidentally ...

Key takeawaysCuriosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the ...

Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

Concrete is the world's most widely used building material—but the production of cement, its key component, generates significant carbon dioxide emissions. New research at Umeå University shows how ...