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Researchers Flood Boundaries of Chemistry

With new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers at UC San Diego are collecting data on the properties of materials, like water, apply it to machine learning, optimize the material through modifications based on simulations and then synthesize an ideal material that could be used, for example, to extract water from the atmosphere.

SRU Students and Faculty Collaborate on Research Project at Berkeley Lab

Thanks to a faculty-student research grant from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and a connection between a Slippery Rock University computer science professor and a Berkeley employee, three SRU students were hired as temporary Berkeley employees, joining the more than 4,200 scientists, engineers, faculty, postdoctoral scholars and graduate and undergraduate students currently on staff.

X-rays Reveal Why Adding a Bit of Salt Improves Perovskite Solar Cells

A team of researchers has reported new findings about perovskites that could pave the way to developing low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells. Using high-intensity X-ray mapping, they explain why adding small amounts of cesium and rubidium salt improves the performance of a promising class of solar cell materials, called lead-halide perovskites.

UK Research Probes Nanomaterials in Plants at Cellular Level

A national team of scientists, led by University of Kentucky’s Jason Unrine, used the most powerful X-ray microscope on the planet to discover how nanomaterials enter and move within tomato plants on the cellular level.

Researchers Examine Puzzling Sizes of Extremely Light Calcium Isotopes

Michigan State University researchers have measured for the first time the nuclei of three proton-rich calcium isotopes, according to a new paper published in Nature Physics.

Controllable Electron Flow in Quantum Wires

Princeton University researchers have demonstrated a new way of making controllable “quantum wires” in the presence of a magnetic field, according to a new study published online in the journal Nature.

Ultracold Simulators of Super-dense Stars

Rice University physicists have created the world’s first laser-cooled neutral plasma, completing a 20-year quest that sets the stage for simulators that re-create exotic states of matter found inside Jupiter and white dwarf stars.

Engineering Tech Students Intern at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Two University of West Alabama engineering technology students recently participated in a 10-week paid internship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, the largest U.S. Department of Energy science and energy laboratory.

New Phenomenon Discovered that Fixes a Common Problem in Lasers: Wavelength Splitting

A team led by University of Utah physicists has discovered how to fix a major problem that occurs in lasers made from a new type of material called quantum dots. The never-before-seen phenomenon will be important for an emerging field of photonics research, including one day making micro-chips that code information using light instead of electrons.

New Comparative Study on DNA Modifications Across the Fungal Tree of Life

In collaboration with colleagues at UGA, University of California, Riverside, University of Michigan, and the Joint Genome Institute, a group of scientists have published a study in Nature Ecology and Evolution comparing and relating DNA methylation across 40 diverse fungal species.

UC Riverside Physicists Create Exotic Electron Liquid

By bombarding an ultrathin semiconductor sandwich with powerful laser pulses, physicists at the University of California, Riverside, have created the first “electron liquid” at room temperature.

New Theory Illustrates the Development of the Universe May Be Different Than We Thought

Researchers at Stony Brook University are proposing a theory beyond the Standard Model of particle physics that describes how electroweak symmetry is not restored at high temperatures.