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Researchers Discover New Evidence of Superconductivity at Near Room Temperature

Researchers at the George Washington University have taken a major step toward reaching one of the most sought-after goals in physics: room temperature superconductivity.

Scientists Program Proteins to Pair Exactly

A team at the University of Washington School of Medicine have developed new protein design algorithms that produce complementary proteins that precisely pair with each other using the same chemical language of DNA.

Bioinspired Nanoscale Drug Delivery Method Developed by WSU, PNNL Researchers

Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects that have stymied other such efforts.

Researchers Catalog Defects That Give 2-D Materials Amazing Properties

Theoretical analysis by researchers at MIT distinguishes observed “holes” from the huge list of hypothetically possible ones.

New Environmental Sensing and Monitoring System Tested and Evaluated at Virginia Tech

On the edge of Virginia Tech’s campus, on a stretch of farmland that few students ever visit, small boxes are whirling through the season’s change to winter, collecting and transmitting data that will make it easier for scientists to monitor and collect data across landscapes.

WVU Physics Student Develops Machine-learning Model for Energy and Environmental Applications

Gihan Panapitiya, a doctoral student from Sri Lanka, has created a new machine-learning model that has the potential to make searching for energy and environmental materials more efficient.

Guiding the Way to a More Sustainable Energy Future

Lehigh University’s Energy Research Center, which was recently awarded three projects with US and international funding, is positioned to help the energy industry meet the challenge of transforming fossil-fuel dependence.

Better Drug to Save Mothers' Lives During Childbirth May be on the Way

Scientists at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience and Stanford University take first step toward a safer drug for reducing postpartum bleeding.

Ancient Gene Duplication Gave Grasses Multiple Ways to Wait Out Winter

New research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides valuable insight into how winter-adapted grasses gain the ability to flower in spring, which could be helpful for improving crops, like winter wheat, that rely on this process.

Researchers Make Important Discovery for 'Smart' Films and Encapsulation

A study from the University of Notre Dame has found that the properties of a material commonly used to create conductive or protective films and encapsulate drug compounds – and the conditions in which this material will disassemble to release that medication – may be different than initially thought.

Researchers Discover a Metamaterial with Inherently Robust Sound Transport and Localization

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York and at the City College of New York (CCNY) have developed a metamaterial that can transport sound in unusually robust ways along its edges and localize it at its corners.

Powerful X-ray Beams Unlock Secrets of Nanoscale Crystal Formation

High-energy X-ray beams and a clever experimental setup allowed researchers at Georgia Tech to watch a high-pressure, high-temperature chemical reaction to determine for the first time what controls formation of two different nanoscale crystalline structures in the metal cobalt.