Research Summaries

Recently, scientists discovered that in some magnetic materials, magnetic spirals, called skyrmions, could form on the material’s surface.

This research has developed new techniques for in situ measurements of the growth of solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layers on silicon

Using the supercomputer Titan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists performed first-principles computations of the structure of 78

Experimental results from RHIC and the LHC suggest that protons are much more complex than a simple arrangement of three quarks held together by

Providing high-quality, publicly accessible sequence data goes hand-in-hand with developing and maintaining the databases and tools that the

Microbes heavily influence the planet’s cycles, but only a fraction have been identified. Characterizing the abundant but largely unknown

Several decades of research have demonstrated the importance of bacterial methanotrophs in carbon cycling processes of lakes, wetlands, and a

Feedbacks of clouds on climate change strongly influence the magnitude of global warming. Cloud feedbacks, in turn, depend on the spatial patterns

When an electron, which is negatively charged, travels through the atomic lattice, just like the attraction between opposite ends of a magnet, the

Wood-decomposing fungi are essential players in breaking down plant biomass in forest ecosystems and could provide important clues on how to more