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BulletinDecember 12, 2017Copper oxide is an important catalyst and can convert poisonous carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. In this research, the atomic-scale reactions atBasic Energy Sciences
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December 12, 2017Monolayer thin films of 2-D, transition-metal dichalcogenides have emerged as important materials with unique properties, drawing great attentionBasic Energy Sciences
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December 12, 2017We rely on particulate materials every day in demanding environments, such as structural metals for vehicles and complex, layered thin films forBasic Energy Sciences
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BulletinDecember 12, 2017In this work, the dependence of electronic structure on specific changes in the atomic structure was clearly determined. Researchers used a photonBasic Energy Sciences
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BulletinDecember 12, 2017The reliable detection of the melting point of materials at high pressure has been experimentally difficult. What is needed is a way to tellBasic Energy Sciences
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December 12, 2017A future type of energy-efficient electronics is called spintronics. A challenge in spintronics is tuning how spins move to create current, calledBasic Energy Sciences
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December 12, 2017The spatial arrangement of atoms and electrons in a material is often characterized by its symmetry, which has an important role in determining theBasic Energy Sciences
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December 12, 2017Since the discovery of magnetic skyrmions—topologically stable vortex-like spin texture—in a well-studied magnetic metal in 2009, muchBasic Energy Sciences
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December 12, 2017A rare state of matter called a quantum spin liquid proposed over 40 years ago is being pursued for its unique physical properties. In a quantumBasic Energy Sciences
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December 6, 2017Scientists are searching for the critical point of quark-gluon plasma, the substance that formed just after the Big Bang.Office of Science