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Case Western Reserve University on Track to Become No. 1 Synchrotron Lab in World

Case center for synchrotron biosciences to assemble cutting-edge new beamlines at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY.

‘Pixel’ Engineered Electronics Have Growth Potential

Rice, Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt, and Penn St. scientists lead creation of atom-scale semiconducting composites.

Newly Discovered Microbe Is Key in Climate Change

Research led by University of Arizona scientists, shows that a single species of microbe, discovered only recently, is an unexpected key player in climate change.

Imaging Electric Charge Propagating Along Microbial Nanowires

UMass Amherst researchers resolve a major biological controversy.

Lucky Star Escapes Black Hole With Minor Damage

Astronomers at The Ohio State University have gotten the closest look yet at what happens when a black hole takes a bite out of a star—and the star lives to tell the tale.

Iowa State Physicists Among Teams Preparing for New Energy Department Supercomputer

A team of Iowa State University nuclear physicists is preparing to scale up its computer codes for Cori, the next-generation supercomputer being developed by the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center.

Scientists Refine Formula for Nanotube Types

Rice University theorists determine factors that give tubes their chiral angles.

Stanford Engineers Help Describe Key Mechanism in Energy and Information Storage

Work could inform research that leads to longer-lasting batteries or higher-capacity memory devices.

PPPL Scientists Take Key Step Toward Solving a Major Astrophysical Mystery

Understanding how reconnection transforms magnetic energy into explosive particle energy has been a major unsolved problem in plasma astrophysics.

IU Physics Team Receives $1.2 million to Help Build Most Precise Particle Detector

Team will help develop a new, highly precise particle detector that will be used to investigate the fundamental properties of elementary particles.

Goldilocks Principle Wrong for Particle Assembly: Too Hot & Too Cold is Just Right

New York University scientists discovery points to new ways to create “smart materials,” cutting-edge materials that adapt to their environment by taking new forms, and to sharpen the detail of 3D printing.

Electrically Conductive Plastics Promising for Batteries, Solar Cells

An emerging class of electrically conductive plastics called "radical polymers” may bring low-cost, transparent solar cells, flexible and lightweight batteries, and ultrathin antistatic coatings for consumer electronics and aircraft.