Testing the Toughness of Microbial Cell Walls
Some cells stand firm against techniques to extract the biological material inside, while others don’t stand a chance.
Some cells stand firm against techniques to extract the biological material inside, while others don’t stand a chance.
Across ecosystems, microbial traits are preserved along lineages, much like in multicellular organisms, and can improve the development of soil models and more.
Read more about Microbial Evolution: Nature Leads, Nurture SupportsUltrafast X-rays track how associated pairs of atoms find new locations when triggered by light.
Built with detector technologies used in nuclear physics experiments, the system monitors radiation treatments in hard-to-reach areas.
Penetrating X-ray mapping technique measures atomic character of crack propagation, which could lead to tougher metals.
A new path is identified to keep lithium in its place during battery discharge, benefitting efforts to design better energy storage options.
The Dark Energy Survey has delivered dark energy constraints combining information from four of its primary cosmological probes for the first time, an approach that may help design other experiments into cosmic acceleration.
Read more about Survey Delivers on Dark Energy with Multiple ProbesThe recently observed “fingerprints” of a neutron-rich isotope suggest an unexpected change in nuclear structure, possibly pointing to physics missing from atomic models.
Expanding our understanding of the structure and decay properties of some of the most exotic elements.
Read more about Building a Scale to Weigh Superheavy ElementsModels use a fraction of the computational cost of today’s best atom-based water models.
Supercomputer use offers insights into how to best describe the nature of our universe.
Discovery of novel polymers with extreme stretching, vibration suppression, and self-healing.