Don’t Touch: How Scientists Study the Reactions inside Stars
Indirect method let scientists determine stellar reaction rates, providing detailed information about the universe.
Indirect method let scientists determine stellar reaction rates, providing detailed information about the universe.
Herbivore digestion involves a large variety of enzymes that break woody plants into biofuel building blocks.
Penetrating x-rays can image defects and phase changes during battery charging and discharging.
Researchers use surface-sensitive signals to atomically resolve the structure of a rough surface.
First prototypes of aluminum-ion batteries charge quickly and have the potential for long lifetimes, low cost, and safe operation.
Novel technique accurately distinguishes rare material property linked to improving sensors and computers.
Internal storage compartments release droplets of “healing” liquid to repair damaged materials.
Pre-designed molecular building blocks provide atomic-level control of the width of graphene nanoribbons.
Surprising order found in bundles of protein filaments that move chaotically and form liquid crystals that could led to novel self-healing.
A family of single-phase materials was discovered with coexisting magnetic and electrical properties having potential for electronic applications.
New approach for connecting light-harvesting proteins enhances the current produced by a factor of four.
Novel experiments measure unusual thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen with a rare oxygen isotope.