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New Superhard Form of Carbon Dents Diamond
Squeezing creates new class of material built from clusters of carbon atoms.
Squeezing creates new class of material built from clusters of carbon atoms.
New microscopy method opens the door to understanding atomic-scale variations in chemistry and improved materials performance in solid oxide fuel cells.
A microbe able to produce hydrogen without typical poisoning by oxygen production.
Arctic clouds, major controllers of the radiative budget, are now better represented in climate models.
Nanoscale features in rocks enable more carbon dioxide to be trapped as a solid carbonate material underground.
High yield production of Actinium-225 and Radium-223 achieved by high energy proton bombardment of natural thorium targets.
Researchers reveal that microorganisms are responsible for transforming mercury into methylmercury, a highly toxic form of mercury, in streams.
Chemistry provides a route to selective binding and extraction of radioactive cesium.
Understanding how two microbes work together to produce the greenhouse gas methane.
A microbe not known for cellulose degradation has 15 cellulases that may improve biofuel production.
Insights into the origin of ligninases can help develop processes to convert biomass into bioenergy.
Imaging tools aid research in global climate change, plant genetics, biofuels, agriculture, and carbon sequestration.