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Researchers determine the reaction pathway to how soot and other toxic components form in combustion systems.
Pairs of precisely tuned X-ray pulses uncover ultrafast processes and previously unmapped structures.
Careful tuning of a surface at the nanoscale could lead to robust materials for solar panels, other uses.
Innovative materials adsorb carbon dioxide via an unprecedented cooperative insertion mechanism.
Atomic-scale defects in graphene are shown to selectively allow protons to pass through a barrier that is just one carbon atom thick.
Computational algorithms show whirlpools, not disks, form and dissipate on fluid’s surface.
New models reveal the impact of competing processes on helium bubble formation in plasma-exposed tungsten.
Lead and bismuth systems are being produced to fill the nation’s need for short-lived, alpha-emitting isotopes.
New structures could accelerate progress toward faster computing and high-security data transfer across fiber optic networks.
X-ray pulses from the Linac Coherent Light Source probe the molecular dynamics of photoexcitation.
Upgraded capabilities ready to explore quarks and gluons ready at the Large Hadron Collider.
Scientists shed new light on a proton's spin, refining our understanding of nuclear physics.
