The individual atoms are neutral and have no dipole moment, but they're polarizable, and if you get the total energy of the sample low enough, this tiny interaction energy becomes important, and ...

Physicists have now shown the first experimental proof of a molecule consisting of two identical atoms that exhibits a permanent electric dipole moment. This observation contradicts the classical ...

Study opens new possibilities for progress in astrophysics and quantum technology. In a study that closes a long-standing gap ...

Spin selectivity for electron transport through peptide monolayers depends on the dipole moment of the system. Here, the authors show that self-assembled monolayers of peptides with α-helix ...

Dipole-dipole interactions also cause many fluorescent atoms and molecules to emit light in a synchronized manner. Ordinarily, fluorescent molecules emit light in random and spontaneous flashes.

Linear molecules can capture and bind free electrons through the permanent dipole moment interaction. Physicists have achieved laboratory confirmation of the existence of dipole-bound states. Such ...