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Piezomagnetic Material Changes Magnetic Properties When Stretched

Piezoelectric materials, which generate an electric current when compressed or stretched, are familiar and widely used: think of lighters that spark when you press a switch, but also microphones, sensors, motors and all kinds of other devices. Now a group of physicists at UC Davis have found a material with a similar property, but for magnetism.

Getting a Better Look at Living Cells

Scientists at University of Illinois at Chicago, Florida State University, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a sample holder device with 25 transparent windows that works with most transmission electron microscopes to significantly reduce the exposure of live samples to the electron beam used in transmission electron microscopy.

Democratizing Science: Researchers Make Neuroscience Experiments Easier to Share and Reproduce

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed an open-access browser to display, analyze and share neurological data collected through a type of magnetic resonance imaging study known as diffusion-weighted MRI.

Christoph Benning wins 2018 MSU Innovator of the Year Award with John Ohlrogge

The scientists won for identifying the WRINKELD1 gene and developing its use to engineer plant oils and lipids. Benning is MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory director. Ohlrogge is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Plant Biology.

‘Theory Guy’ Colin Egerer Selected for Elite Department of Energy Program

Colin Egerer, a Ph.D. student in William & Mary's Department of Physics, is one of only 60 grad students to be selected in 2018 for the DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.

Through Thick and Thin: Researchers Solve Decades-old Fluid Question

A team of nanoscientists and physicists from Argonne National Laboratory has unraveled this 30-year mystery by studying a shear-thickening fluid with X-rays. The study could lead to applications in 3-D printing, the chemical industry and the biomedical field.

Nuclear Radiation Detecting Device Could Lead to New Homeland Security Tool

A Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory research team has developed an exceptional next-generation material for nuclear radiation detection that could provide a significantly less expensive alternative to the detectors now in commercial use.

TerAvest Applies Persistence to Stubborn Bacteria

Michigan State University assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology Michaela TerAvest is trying to better understand the bacterial strain Zymomonas mobilis in order to use it in developing sustainable biofuels and bioproducts.

New Natural Gas Catalyst Would Boost Clean Transportation

The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen a team led by a chemical engineer from the University of Houston for a $2 million project to develop and optimize a lower-cost, more efficient catalyst to eliminate unreacted methane.

UNM Students Receive DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program Award

Aidan Grummer and Neil McFadden, two graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of New Mexico, were among 60 students selected nationally to receive the prestigious Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program award.

To Study Clouds, Grad Student Trades Lake Superior for the Desert

Tyler Jacob Capek, a PhD student in the Department of Physics at Michigan Tech, earned a Department of Energy research fellowship to study the optical properties of aerosols during atmospheric processing at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Discovery of New Material is Key Step Toward More Powerful Computing

Researchers in OSU’s College of Science have developed an inorganic compound that adopts a crystal structure capable of sustaining a new state of matter known as quantum spin liquid, an important advance toward quantum computing.