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University of Virginia Researchers Continue to Learn More About the Universe’s Origins

University of Virginia scientists are remotely monitoring two Department of Energy detectors-one in Illinois and one in Minnesota-to observe and study neutrino oscillation.

The Fine-Tuning of Two-Dimensional Materials

A new understanding of why synthetic 2-D materials often perform orders of magnitude worse than predicted was reached by teams of researchers led by Penn State.

Engineered Metasurfaces Replace Adhesive Tape in Specialized Microscope

A collaboration between two labs at Caltech yields a high-tech substitute that could unlock the potential of imaging devices that counterintuitively scatter light to obtain high-resolution, high-field-of-vision views.

New Water-Splitting Method Could Open Path to Hydrogen Economy

Washington State University researchers have found a way to more efficiently generate hydrogen from water — an important key to making clean energy more viable.

Pigments in Oil Paintings Linked to Artwork Degradation

Karen Chen-Wiegart, an Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University with a joint appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is part of a scientific collaboration led by researchers at The Met, the University of Delaware, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) BNL to better understand 'soap formation,' a widespread degradation process in oil paintings.

A High(er)-Definition Nose — Drexel's MXene Material Could Improve Sensors That Sniff

Researchers have discovered that a two-dimensional, metallic material called MXene, which was developed at Drexel, can be used to improve sensors that detect chemicals in the air.

Tiny Particles Have Outsized Impact on Storm Clouds and Precipitation

Tiny airborne particles can have a stronger influence on powerful storms than scientists previously predicted, according to a new study co-authored by University of Maryland researchers.

Good PROSPECTs for Neutrino Physics: Yale Leads New Experiment for Weird Neutrino Behavior

Yale researchers are studying the properties of neutrinos by looking at the data from the Daya Bay experiment, while constructing an experiment called PROSPECT to be installed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Nature Has More Than One Way to Make Methane say USU Biochemists

Utah State University biochemists, who, with collaborators from the University of Washington and Montana State University, report a bacterial, iron-only nitrogenase pathway for methane formation. Further the iron-only variant of nitrogenase can transform carbon dioxide into methane in a single, enzymatic step.

National Clean Energy Week: New X-ray Spectroscopy Explores Hydrogen-Generating Catalyst

Using a newly developed technique, researchers from Japan, Germany and the U.S. have identified a key step in production of hydrogen gas by a bacterial enzyme. Understanding these reactions could be important in developing a clean-fuel economy powered by hydrogen.

Remote Predictions of Fluid Flow in Fractures Possible with New Finding

A team of researchers at Purdue University have created a way to quickly and remotely evaluate fluid flow in subsurface fractures that could impact aquifers, oil and gas extraction, sequestration of greenhouse gases or nuclear waste and remediation of leaked contaminants.

Researchers Seek Efficient Means of Splitting Water

Researchers at Cornell University have observed the catalytic reactions that pull apart water molecules are not distributed evenly across the surface of the semiconductor titanium dioxide, occurring only at “hotspots.”