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Mother-of-Pearl’s Genesis Identified in Mineral’s Transformation

A team of Wisconsin scientists reports the first direct experimental observations of nacre formation at its earliest stages in a mollusk.

A Natural Light Switch

MIT scientists, working with colleagues in Spain, have discovered and mapped a light-sensing protein that uses vitamin B12 to perform key functions, including gene regulation.

A New Map For a Greenhouse Gas

Scientists at Boston University supported by NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, have developed a more precise way to tally the carbon dioxide emissions of vehicles.

The Secrets of Secretion

New system for fluid release developed by Harvard scientists could improve anti-fouling, drug delivery and self-healing materials.

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Spiky 'Hedgehog Particles' for Safer Paints, Fewer VOC Emissions

A new process developed by a team of University of Michigan engineers can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle may lead to more environmentally friendly paints and a variety of other innovations.

Application of New Spectroscopy Method To Capture Reactions in Photosynthesis

A new spectroscopy method is bringing researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) closer to understanding – and artificially replicating – the solar water-splitting reaction at the heart of photosynthetic energy production.

Penn Researchers Discover New Chiral Property of Silicon, With Photonic Applications

By demonstrating a silicon-based photonic device that is sensitive to the spin of the photons in a laser shined on one of its electrodes, U Penn researchers have opened new possibilities in the developing fields of photonics and spintronics.

‘Littlest’ Quark-Gluon Plasma Revealed by Physicists Using Large Hadron Collider

Researchers at the University of Kansas working with an international team at the Large Hadron Collider have produced quark-gluon plasma — a state of matter thought to have existed right at the birth of the universe — with fewer particles than previously thought possible.

End-Of-Century Manhattan Climate Index To Resemble Oklahoma City Today

Models by scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science suggest that by the end of the century, climate changes could cause Manhattan to see a similar use of heaters and air conditioners as Oklahoma City sees today.

New Grants Aid Chemist’s Research, Support Student Learning

A quantum chemistry researcher at UC Merced and her colleagues at Stanford University and Washington State University (WSU) are receiving $1.3 million from the Department of Energy over the next three years to model charge and energy transfer for molecules in solutions.

Physicists Fine Tune Control of Agile Exotic Materials

Physicists at the University of California, San Diego, have found a way to control the length and strength of waves of atomic motion that have promising potential uses such as fine-scale imaging and the transmission of information within tight spaces.

On the Precision Frontier: A New Calculation Holds Promise for New Physics

A team of theoretical high-energy physicists in the Fermilab Lattice and MILC Collaborations has published a new high-precision calculation that could significantly advance the indirect search for physics beyond the Standard Model (SM).