Researchers visualized how gold nanocrystals coalesce at the atomic level, uncovering size, defect, and approach-dependent pathways that shape crystal structure.

Gold nanoclusters—tiny particles composed of from a few to hundreds of gold atoms—are ideal models for studying how atomic structure affects material properties. But tuning the structure of ...

Synthesis of goldene comprising single-atom layer gold. Nature Synthesis, 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s44160-024-00518-4 ...

But tuning the structure of such clusters atom by atom, especially when they’re relatively large and complex, has long been a major challenge. To overcome this problem, the team developed a novel ...

They can't observe the gold nuclei themselves, so they only know about them indirectly. The ALICE scientists calculate that, while they are colliding beams of lead nuclei, they produce about ...

Atoms are the building blocks of all matter, from the air we breathe to every cell in our bodies. Yet despite their presence everywhere, no one has truly seen an atom with the naked eye ,until ...

The synthesis of single-atom layer versions of a range of atoms is currently all the hype, with graphene probably the most well-known example of this. These monolayers are found to have a range of … ...

Gold has a unique electronic structure giving it exceptional chemical traits that translate into subtle interactions with biological molecules.

More information: Guoqing Bian et al, Remove the innermost atom of a magnetic multi-shell gold nanoparticle for near-unity conversion of CO2 to CO, Science Advances (2025).