Vibrational spectroscopy technique enables nanoscale mapping of molecular orientation at surfaces

Sum-frequency generation (SFG) is a powerful vibrational spectroscopy that can selectively probe molecular structures at ...
Investopedia

Zero-Coupon Swap Guide: Definition, Function, and Valuation Insights

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Nature

Crystal structure prediction from first principles

Twenty years ago John Maddox published a celebrated News and Views article in Nature 1 in which he provocatively wrote: “One of the continuing scandals in the physical sciences is that it remains ...
BBC

Bonding, structure and properties

When a metal element reacts with a non-metal element an ionic compound is formed. When a non-metal element reacts with a non-metal element a covalent bond is formed. Structures and properties ...
Brandeis University

Quantum and Gravitational Theory Group

Despite its successes, the large-N holographic dictionary remains incomplete. Key features of gravitational path integrals--most notably Euclidean wormholes and the associated failure of factorization ...