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Keeping the Ions Close: A New Activity
Study changes perception on how acids behave in water.
Study changes perception on how acids behave in water.
Researchers computationally design a cheap, efficient catalyst that captures carbon dioxide and creates a chemical building block.
The proton's primary building blocks, up and down quarks, are produced more often than strange quarks in scattering experiments.
Particles colliding at nearly light speed reveal information about the true nature of matter.
First-of-its-kind measurements provide insights on reactions that could one day turn sunlight and water into fuels.
Direct measurement of an elusive but critical combustion molecule leads to more accurate models of ignition chemistry.
Surface plasmons move at nearly the speed of light and travel farther than expected, possibly leading to faster electronic circuits.
Spectroscopy combined with theory and computation determines the interaction between carbon dioxide and water.
Commercialized nanopost array platform reveals metabolic changes in individual cells due to environmental stress.
Using computational methods, scientists tailor and adapt proteins to mine uranium from seawater.
Advances in simulating water molecules in droplets reveal surfaces that may be resistant to ice formation.
Realistic computational view of how atom stretches informs microscopic description of nuclear energy production.