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Drawn into a Whirlpool: A New Way to Stop Dangerous Fast Electrons in a Fusion Device
A new phenomena forms vortices that trap particles, impeding electron avalanches that harm fusion reactors.
A new phenomena forms vortices that trap particles, impeding electron avalanches that harm fusion reactors.
Unexpected molecular interactions involving water clusters have a subtle, yet profound, effect on extractants picking their targets.
New method takes a snapshot every millisecond of groups of light-scattering particles, showing what happens during industrially relevant reactions.
The bacteria from cows and other ruminants’ digestive systems could provide insights for converting corn stover and other biomass into fuels.
Advances in biochemistry and catalysis could lead to faster, greener nitrogen-rich fertilizer.
A new platform melding microfluidics and robotics allows more in-depth bioanalysis with fewer cells than ever before.
How microbial communities adjust to nutrient-poor soils at the genomic and proteomic level gives scientists insights into land use.
Analyses reveal how a microbe breaks down lignin, providing a better understanding useful to making biofuels.
A combined experimental and modeling approach contributes to understanding small proteins with potential use in industrial, therapeutic applications.
Evidence suggests that biorefineries can accept various feedstocks without negatively impacting the amount of ethanol produced per acre.
New, easily prepared starting material opens access to learning more about a difficult-to-control element in nuclear waste.
New design coats molecular components and dramatically improves stability under tough, oxidizing conditions.