Research Summaries

Bulk metallic glasses are a class of metals that lack an ordered crystalline structure. This feature leads to unique properties, but it also

A future type of energy-efficient electronics is called spintronics. A challenge in spintronics is tuning how spins move to create current, called

Since the 1980s, research has focused on containment of radioactive iodine, associated with nuclear energy and legacy environmental sites, because

The spatial arrangement of atoms and electrons in a material is often characterized by its symmetry, which has an important role in determining the

Since the discovery of magnetic skyrmions—topologically stable vortex-like spin texture—in a well-studied magnetic metal in 2009, much

A rare state of matter called a quantum spin liquid proposed over 40 years ago is being pursued for its unique physical properties. In a quantum

The revolution of the microelectronics technology was made possible by the growth of high-quality semiconductor materials. In a technique called

The dynamic balance between inputs versus decomposition of organic materials regulates carbon cycling in the soil. Microbes are widely investigated

At the DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, researchers significantly improved the concentration and yield of fatty alcohols produced by S.

Through this research, scientists learned that synchronous two-way coupling of an Earth system model with an energy-economics model can eliminate