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Low-power ultraviolet light manipulation of superconductivity may lead to next-generation quantum devices.
Built with detector technologies used in nuclear physics experiments, the system monitors radiation treatments in hard-to-reach areas.
Penetrating X-ray mapping technique measures atomic character of crack propagation, which could lead to tougher metals.
A new path is identified to keep lithium in its place during battery discharge, benefitting efforts to design better energy storage options.
Dark fiber lays groundwork for long-distance earthquake detection and groundwater mapping.
The Dark Energy Survey has delivered dark energy constraints combining information from four of its primary cosmological probes for the first time, an approach that may help design other experiments into cosmic acceleration.
Read more about Survey Delivers on Dark Energy with Multiple Probes
The recently observed “fingerprints” of a neutron-rich isotope suggest an unexpected change in nuclear structure, possibly pointing to physics missing from atomic models.
Knowing how to assemble a porous architecture from proteins able to morph from one shape to another could benefit filtration, other applications.
Expanding our understanding of the structure and decay properties of some of the most exotic elements.
Read more about Building a Scale to Weigh Superheavy Elements
Models use a fraction of the computational cost of today’s best atom-based water models.
Following in the footsteps of supernovas, a new approach offers a more natural way to make new extremely heavy elements.
Read more about A Search for New Superheavy Isotopes
Forest trees around the globe establish symbiotic relationships with different types of microbes depending on how the climate determines the rate of soil organic matter decomposition.
Read more about Trees Consider the Climate When Choosing Their Partners
