Research Summaries

Machine learning and artificial intelligence accelerate nanomaterials investigations.

Scientists develop a multimodal imaging approach to study microbe–semiconductor biohybrids at the single-cell to single-molecule level.

New computational methods “fingerprint” polymer motions under flow.

Crystalline nanoribbons synthesized to resonate with infrared light for imaging, sensing, and signaling pass a crucial test.

Experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Flux Isotope Reactor precisely measures the antineutrino energy spectrum.

New tools borrowed from quantum computing will improve the detection of X-rays and gamma-rays.

Scientists discover a mechanism for plant-microbe interactions.

Understanding defects paves the way for longer lifetimes for sodium-ion batteries -- and lower energy storage costs.

Scientists take pictures of a nuclear reaction in the laboratory to understand processes inside the cores of stars.

A graphene-insulator coating enables scientists to tune the energy required to liberate electrons from semiconductors.