How does a molecule break apart in an intense laser field and what sequential processes take place how quickly? Physicists at the Heidelberg Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics have investigated ...

Figure 1: HB-NBP molecule. Finally, the molecule was mounted on top of an atomic defect bound to one elbow (see Fig. 3). Once mounted concentrically on its atomic pinning centre, HB-NBP was ...

Controlling the rotation of this molecule could lead to new technologies for microelectronics, quantum computing and more. You can easily rotate a baseball in your hand by twisting your fingers. But ...

Scientists have used precisely tuned pulses of laser light to film the ultrafast rotation of a molecule. The resulting 'molecular movie' tracks one and a half revolutions of carbonyl sulphide (OCS) -- ...

Astronomers detect molecular oxygen in space using the Herschel Space Observatory, revealing secrets of the Orion Nebula. , located about 1,500 light-years from Earth. This takes astronomers one step ...

Scientists have discovered a new way to make molecular oxygen (O2) from carbon dioxide (CO2) -- no green plants involved. Their findings could alter our understanding of the Earth’s early atmosphere ...

Not only animals including humans, but also plants and microorganisms that produce oxygen by photosynthesis live by breathing in and exhaling carbon dioxide. In this way, the research result that 'the ...

Using a new method, physicists at the Heidelberg Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics have investigated the ultrafast fragmentation of hydrogen molecules in intense laser fields in detail. They ...