Research Summaries

A new experimental measure of Helium-4’s transition from its ground energy state to an excited state closes an apparent gap with theoretical predictions.

Opposing teams of water-loving and oil-loving molecules separate metals called lanthanides that are important in developing clean energy technologies.

Finite geometry reveals fundamental properties of charged quantum systems.

Researchers design ultra-low radiation cables to reduce background noise for highly sensitive nuclear decay and dark matter detectors.

Microorganisms and their metabolisms help silica to mineralize near deep ocean methane seeps.

An almost-bound isotope of oxygen undergoes four-neutron decay that challenges theory.

Quantum entanglement changes in atomic nuclei in ways that differ from other systems.

Yarrowia lipolytica reallocates its production of protein toward energy and lipid metabolism to grow on hydrocarbons and produce high-value chemicals.

New insights reveal details of how strange matter forms.

The first results from the MAJORANA experiment dramatically improve current limits on this rare isotope’s decay.