The Origins of the Universe
An in-depth look at the origins of matter and the environmental conditions that helped shape the universe today.
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Industry researchers using the beamline at the Argonne Advanced Photon Source user facility have uncovered an antibiotic lead that shuts off pathogen growth by targeting a molecular switch in a regulatory RNA structure.
Read more about Non-Coding RNA: Antibiotic Tricks a SwitchChromium Study at APS Creates a Map of Cell’s Chemical Elements
Researchers from The University of Sydney treated cells with chromium (III) before using an intense synchrotron x-ray beam at the Advanced Photon Source to identify, classify, and map chromium spots throughout the cell.
Read more about Chromium Study at APS Creates a Map of Cell’s Chemical ElementsSynchronized Leaf Aging in the Amazon Responsible for Seasonal Increases in Photosynthesis
High-tech photography in the Amazon reveals that young leaves grow in at the same times as older ones perish, in strong contrast to temperate forests in North America or Europe, resulting in seasonal increases in photosynthesis that must be taken into account to build more accurate climate models.
Read more about Synchronized Leaf Aging in the Amazon Responsible for Seasonal Increases in PhotosynthesisFermilab Scientists Discover New Four-Flavor Particle
Scientists on the DZero collaboration at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab have discovered a new particle—the latest member to be added to the exotic species of particle known as tetraquarks.
Read more about Fermilab Scientists Discover New Four-Flavor ParticleNew Way to Reduce Plant Lignin Could Lead to Cheaper Biofuels
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Joint BioEnergy Institute have shown for the first time that an enzyme can be tweaked to reduce lignin in plants.
Read more about New Way to Reduce Plant Lignin Could Lead to Cheaper BiofuelsMaking Military Vehicle Armor Stronger and Safer with Neutrons
Researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Materials Science and Technology Division, and U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center, are studying welded armor and testing a new weld wire using neutron diffraction at the HB-2B beam line of the ORNL High Flux Isotope Reactor.
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Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to new software that helps physics maximize next-generation supercomputing architectures.
Read more about Updated Workflows for New LHCPPPL Researchers Advance Understanding of Plasma Turbulence that Drains Heat from Fusion Reactors
A team of researchers - using the spherical tokamak at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and the computers at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center - has shown that a steep density gradient can reduce the strength of electron turbulence so that less heat escapes from the plasma, making the fusion reactor more efficient.
Read more about PPPL Researchers Advance Understanding of Plasma Turbulence that Drains Heat from Fusion ReactorsA New Recipe for Biofuel: Genetic Diversity Can Lead to More Productive Growth in Switchgrass Crops
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory are exploring how grasses, and switchgrass in particular, can enrich the nation's biofuel supply, which is currently dominated by corn, a crop relatively easy to convert to biofuel but also in demand for food, livestock feed and industrial products.
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Using three synchrotron x-ray light sources, including the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source (APS), an Office of Science user facility at Argonne, scientists have discovered two new iron oxides.
Read more about New Iron Oxides Point to an Oxygen Source Inside the EarthDeveloping the Digital Safeguard That Protects the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade at PPPL
To safeguard the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade - the most powerful spherical tokamak in the world - engineers have designed, built, tested and installed a state-of-the-art system consisting of hardware, software and a network of fiber-optic cables that all work together checking critical variables during each NSTX-U shot at a rate of 1,200 times every 200 microseconds.
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