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Astrophysicist Saul Perlmutter wins Nobel “for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.”
Laser Delivers One Petawatt of Power in a Pulse only 40 Femtoseconds Long Every Second
Argonne National Lab wins prestigious 2012 R&D 100 award for development of Large Area Microchannel Plate Detectors
Adding an oxide sieve, a layer containing nanocavities, to a catalyst surface makes the catalyst selective for specific reactions and increases efficiencies for chemical processes.
Unique analysis of the reaction of propene with oxygen atom reveals the influence of electron spin on combustion chemistry.
Small addition of rare earth element makes a big difference in converting heat to electricity.
Supercomputers + Software + electromagnetic images yield new way to discriminate underground deposits from surrounding geology.
Observation of a plutonium nuclear magnetic resonance ends 50-year search and provides a key to deciphering its complex properties.
New microscopy with nanometer-sized resolution may bring revolutionary new understanding to energy storage technologies.
Thomas Jefferson Laboratory lends expertise in cryogenics developments.
Precision analytical techniques developed for fundamental experiments in nuclear physics now enable routine measurements of ultra-low concentrations of Krypton radioisotopes in samples of water, ice, and gas.
Discovery could provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the three quarks enslaved inside the nucleon.
