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Innovative Tabletop Device Tracks Electron Movement with Unprecedented Accuracy

A collaboration between researchers at UW-Madison, a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the University of Colorado at Boulder developed a powerful new device for monitoring subatomic particles

Novel Capping Strategy Improves Stability of Perovskite Nanocrystals

UC Santa Cruz researchers reported the results of experiments using unique branched ligands to synthesize perovskite nanocrystals with greatly improved stability and uniform particle size.

Earlier Snowmelt Reduces Forests’ Ability to Regulate Atmospheric Carbon and Decreases Streamflow Volume

Earlier snowmelt periods associated with a warming climate may hinder subalpine forest regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the results of a new University of Colorado Boulder study.

Scientists Glimpse Inner Workings of Atomically Thin Transistors

With an eye to the next generation of tech gadgetry, a team of physicists at The University of Texas at Austin has had the first-ever glimpse into what happens inside an atomically thin semiconductor device.

New Material Could Advance Superconductivity

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science have experimentally produced a new class of materials blending hydrogen with sodium that could alter the superconductivity landscape and could be used for hydrogen-fuel cell storage.

UB's Wackeroth Named One of Fermilab’s Inaugural Distinguished Scholars

Doreen Wackeroth, University at Buffalo professor of physics, has been named a Fermilab Distinguished Scholar, making her one of the first four researchers to be selected for the honor.

UCR Researchers Discover New Method to Dissipate Heat in Electronic Devices

For the first time, an international team of scientists led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has modified the energy spectrum of acoustic phonons— elemental excitations, also referred to as quasi-particles, that spread heat through crystalline materials like a wave—by confining them to nanometer-scale semiconductor structures.

Managing Photosynthesis' Traffic Jams

The Ducat lab at Michigan State University has coaxed a lab-grown cyanobacteria to efficiently make and export sugar, a technique which could someday lead to greater biofuel production at lower cost.

Grant to Aid Study of Microbes' Role in Soil Carbon Cycle

A project led by Cornell researchers to better understand soil microbes and their role in the carbon cycle has received a three-year, $3.59 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Scientists Probe Underground Depths of Earth's Carbon Cycle

Researchers at the University of Chicago found that carbon in the fluid of the Earth’s mantle is not in the form of carbon dioxide but rather in carbonate and bicarbonate ions.

Nano-Scale Electronics Score Laboratory Victory

Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have pioneered a technique to grow monolayer tungsten disulfide for next-generation transistors, wearable electronics, and biomedical devices.

State's Three Largest Public Research Institutions to Increase Collaboration

The University of Washington, Washington State University, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory sign Memorandum of Understanding, which expresses the intent of the parties to increase research collaborations on complex challenges and provide additional research and training opportunities for students in the state.