In the wee hours of the late 17th century, Isaac Newton could be found locked up in his laboratory prodding the secrets of nature. Giant plumes of green smoke poured from cauldrons of all shapes and ...

The periodic table of elements has shaped our understanding of the natural world for 150 years. Quantum chemistry has the potential to change one of the most famous scientific charts in history, in a ...

The 150-year-old Periodic Table of the Elements may not look the same as when people were introduced to it in their first science class. And Eric Scerri, chemistry professor, author and expert on the ...

Scientists have started a new periodic table for quantum dots, which they refer to as “artificial atoms.” Quantum dots are nano-sized particles that are made of semiconducting materials. Researchers ...

A quantum number describes the energies of electrons in atoms. Each quantum number specifies the value of a conserved quantity in the dynamics of the quantum system. Since any quantum system can have ...

The theory of quantum mechanics does not adequately explain how the heaviest and rarest elements found at the end of the table function, say scientists. Instead, another well-known scientific theory - ...