Physicists Narrow Search for Solution to Proton Spin Puzzle
New Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) results reveal that gluons make a significant contribution to spin, an important intrinsic particle property; transient sea quarks also play a role.
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A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School, using computing resources at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), have demonstrated a mathematical toolkit that can turn cancer-mutation data into multidimensional models to show how specific mutations alter the social networks of proteins in cells.
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More than 70 researchers from 46 international institutions compared the ability of 31 models to simulate comprehensive physical and chemical characteristics and lifecycle of carbon-containing atmospheric vapor and particles.
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Rutgers team develops computational model for predicting superconductivity.
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New methods are improving connections between private businesses and technology from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with 101 licenses and options executed during the last three years.
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Scientists from Northwestern University working at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) used self-assembly under controlled conditions to create a membrane consisting of layers with distinctly different structures.
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Scientists will collaborate with Brookhaven experts and use world-leading electron microscopes to explore the real-time electrochemical reactions in promising new batteries.
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Berkeley Lab breakthrough can lead to cheaper biofuels, improved crops, and new products from plants.
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A forthcoming neutrino detector will require temperatures approaching absolute zero.
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Office of Science scientists use supercomputers to search for innovative answers to rare-earth supply needs.
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Newest supercomputer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is expected to accelerate advances in biology, climate and chemistry.
Read more about Fast Company: Cascade Supercomputer Joins Environmental Molecular Sciences LaboratoryBoosting Biogasoline Production in Microbes
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers combine systems biology with genetic engineering to improve production of isopentenol in E. coli.
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