Chemical physics and physical chemistry is a closely related research area focused on understanding chemical phenomena using the concepts, theories, and methods of physics. It investigates the structure, dynamics, energetics, and reactivity of atoms, molecules, and condensed phases through quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, spectroscopy, and molecular simulations. Core topics include potential energy surfaces, molecular collisions, photophysics and photochemistry, reaction dynamics, non-equilibrium processes, and the behavior of complex systems such as liquids, interfaces, and nanostructures. The field emphasizes quantitatively predictive models, precise measurement, and the development of experimental and computational techniques to probe and control matter at the molecular and electronic levels.
How do we know exactly what is happening at a molecular level during extremely fast processes, such as burning during combustion? In less than the blink of an eye, one chemical compound and then another are present in a flame ...
Nanophysics
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A team at EPFL and the University of Arizona has discovered that making molecules bigger and more flexible can actually extend the life of quantum charge flow, a finding that could help shape the future of quantum technologies ...
Quantum Physics
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The ultrafast dynamics and interactions of electrons in molecules and solids have long remained hidden from direct observation. For some time now, it has been possible to study these quantum-physical processes—for example, ...
Condensed Matter
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The quantum rules shaping molecular collisions are now coming into focus, offering fresh insights for chemistry and materials science. When molecules collide with surfaces, a complex exchange of energy takes place between ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 27, 2025
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In a study published in Nature Communications, a research group led by Prof. Deng Dehui, Assoc. Prof. Cui Xiaoju, and Prof. Yu Liang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 21, 2025
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Scientists from NPL, working in collaboration with AI experts from IBM and the Science and Technology facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Center, are applying the principles of precision engineering of biological systems to ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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Vorticity, a measure of the local rotation or swirling motion in a fluid, has long been studied by physicists and mathematicians. The dynamics of vorticity is governed by the famed Navier-Stokes equations, which tell us that ...
Researchers at Università Cattolica, Brescia campus, have discovered that the transition from insulating to conductive behavior in certain materials is driven by topological defects in the structure.
Condensed Matter
Nov 15, 2024
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In a study titled "Near-complete chiral selection in rotational quantum states" published in Nature Communications, the Controlled Molecules Group from the Molecular Physics Department of the Fritz Haber Institute has made ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 29, 2024
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Researchers from Skoltech, Ural Federal University, and Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics, UB RAS, have furnished a fundamental theoretical description of important properties of chemical bonding in materials—namely, the ...
Condensed Matter
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