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How Stiff Is the Proton?
Scientists measure the proton’s electric and magnetic polarizabilities using the High Intensity Gamma Ray Source (HIGS).
Scientists measure the proton’s electric and magnetic polarizabilities using the High Intensity Gamma Ray Source (HIGS).
Electrode engineering produces unprecedented selectivity, and high rates of carbon dioxide reduction to multicarbon products.
The observation of a resonance in the beryllium-11 nucleus suggests that the proton emission from beryllium-11 is a two-step process rather than a dark matter decay channel.
Scientists use engineered gene circuits in plants to control gene expression and root architecture.
Microbes in Arctic soils are equipped to respond rapidly to the diverse effects of ongoing permafrost thaw.
High-energy proton experiments optimize production of medical imaging isotopes while providing insight into how to protect astronauts from space radiation.
Long predicted by theory with support from supercomputers, this combination of neutrons advances nuclear physics
Quantum technique accelerates identification of entangled materials.
Research finds that the effects of drought and wildfire on soil bacterial communities fade in deeper soils.
Combining synthesis, characterization, and theory confirmed the exotic properties and structure of a new intrinsic ferromagnetic topological material.
Neutrons reveal remarkable atomic behavior in thermoelectric materials for more efficient conversion of heat into electricity.
The results may offer insight into the quark-gluon plasma—the hot mix of fundamental nuclear-matter building blocks that filled the early universe.