Research Summaries

Departures from regularity—defects and imperfections—in materials are the key to their novel properties, and control over the type,

Simulating tropical cyclone winds is challenging because they are sensitive to moist atmospheric processes such as cloud microphysics and

For the first time in over half a century, the search for a particular type of interaction, known as a tensor interaction, in nuclear beta decay

Two-dimensional (2D) crystalline materials possess unique structural, mechanical, and electronic properties that make them highly attractive in

Proton transport is important in biology and energy technology. Rapid proton transport is achieved through protons hopping along water molecules

For the first time, researchers led by the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research have directly observed structural and chemical information at

Batteries are composed of two electrodes, an anode (positive charge) and a cathode (negative charge), separated by an electrical insulator. As the

Scientists are interested in the composition of particles tossed into the atmosphere by sea spray, a large source of water vapor that helps to form

Electrically charged molecules or atoms, called ions, are the key species formed when salts (such as NaCl or table salt) or acids (such as acetic

The arrangement of atoms and bonds in a molecule influences its physical and chemical properties. With this in mind, a number of techniques have