University Research

NYU Dentistry Study Pinpoints Role of Proteins That Produce Pearls

Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) reported that pearls’ tough structures hold clues for creating hardy materials, with possibilities from dentistry to aerospace.

World’s Smallest Neutrino Detector Finds Big Physics Fingerprint

After more than a year of operation at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the world’s smallest neutrino detector has found a big fingerprint of the elusive, electrically neutral particles that interact only weakly with matter.

4 Elements Make 2-D Optical Platform

Rice University scientists have discovered a two-dimensional alloy with an optical bandgap that can be tuned by the temperature used to grow it.

New Analysis Explains Role of Defects in Metal Oxides

New research from a team at MIT shows that such imperfections in a family of materials known as insulating metal oxides may be key to their performance for a variety of high-tech applications, such as nonvolatile memory chips and energy conversion technologies.

Corrosion in Real Time

Using a device called the Surface Forces Apparatus (SFA), University of California Santa Barbara researchers get a nanoscale glimpse of crevice and pitting corrosion as it happens.

Rice Graduate Student Earns Department of Energy Honor

Andrea Miranda, a Rice University doctoral candidate, is one of 52 nationwide selected by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science to participate in its graduate student research program.

Is the Milky Way an ‘Outlier’ Galaxy?

New research indicated that the Milky Way's satellite galaxies are much more tranquil than other systems of comparable luminosity and environment.

UW Student Receives DOE Graduate Student Research Award

Ryan James Herz-Thyhsen, of Glen Mills, Pa., is among 52 graduate students selected nationwide for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. The sixth-year doctoral student will conduct his research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Knoxville, Tenn., from Oct. 30-Feb. 2.

WVU Biochemist Goes Online to X-ray Life-Sustaining Crystals

On August 22, Robart, assistant professor of biochemistry in the WVU School of Medicine, used the powerful Advanced Photon Source at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago via the Internet to zap three types of life-sustaining crystals with X-rays revealing molecular structures that resemble tangles of corkscrew pasta or patterns of daisies.