Research Summaries

Scientists analyzed detonation formation in hydrogen/methane air mixtures, quantifying the effect of non-thermal reactions on the mechanism of detonation.

New article describes how to extract and analyze genomes from microbiomes using the Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase

New improvements to an open-source platform streamline enzyme engineering.

Even microbes that can’t break down a plentiful food source can still be successful by interacting with fellow community members.

A novel experiment sheds new light on a possible mechanism that may seed magnetic fields for the galactic dynamo.

Scientists used tokamak plasmas to study how heat shield materials protect spacecraft in the extreme conditions of atmospheric entry.

Scientists introduce a bacterial enzyme into bioenergy poplars to increase the amount of a valuable platform chemical.

A molecular catalyst integrated with a carbon nitride semiconductor harvests sunlight to rapidly and selectively convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide.

AI reveals relationships between weather systems and cloud physics.

A theoretical analysis of recent findings in neutron star research suggests the possibility of a phase transition in these stars’ interiors.