Scientists use high-speed electrons to visualize “dress-like” distortions in the atomic lattice.
Use of electric fields to reversibly change a material’s hardness by up to 30 percent promises new functionalities for microphones and sensors.
Researchers trigger ultrafast response to see how molecules redistribute energy in quadrillionths of a second.
Adding manganese atoms dramatically increases solar cell energy conversion by 300%.
For the first time, scientists measured transition state energies, providing new insights into reactions used in transportation, industry, energy and more.
New atomic transition found in xenon accurately calibrates neutral hydrogen density measurements in plasma experiments important in the pursuit of fusion energy.
A new technique synchronized high-energy electrons with an ultrafast laser pulse to probe how vibrational states of atoms change in time.
The metal-organic framework NU-1000 allows separation of toxic furanics from sugars, which is necessary for efficient ethanol production.
Scientists replace iron in muscle protein, combining the best aspects of chemical and biological catalysts for enhanced production of chemicals and fuels.
New method lets supercomputers model key details of greenhouse gases and molecules relevant to automobile combustion.
Seeding x-ray free electron lasers with customized electron beams produces incredibly stable laser pulses that could enable new scientific discoveries.
Researchers simulate the design of new quantum bits for easier engineering of quantum computers.
