Lausanne, Switzerland-- An international group of researchers from the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), the University of Texas at Austin and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory ...

First observed by botanist Robert Brown in 1827, Brownian Motion describes the continuous, chaotic movement of tiny particles, such as pollen grains, suspended in a medium. This motion results from ...

Scientists have verified there are nuances to particle movement and energy at tiny scales that one of Einstein's equations did not capture, according to a paper in ...

The instantaneous velocity of a Brownian particle has been measured for the first time, a result Einstein believed would be impossible. By trapping a micron-sized silica bead in air in an optical ...

The seemingly random movement of Brownian motion just got a little more classical, as scientists have been able to image the ultrafast motions of a trapped particle.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In the classic fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen uses the eyes of a child to challenge conventional wisdom and help others to see more clearly. In ...

Moving pictures: microscope image of a quasicrystal two days after release. The right half has been colour coded. (Courtesy: Po-Yuan Wang and Thomas Mason/Nature) A quasicrystal made from tiny Penrose ...

Scheme of shape prediction of nanoparticles. Credit: Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Innovation Center of NanoMedicine has announced with ...

The Arts and Sciences Libraries have constructed an online exhibit celebrating Albert Einstein's life and achievements with links to manuscripts and papers, scientific articles, related news and ...