Research Summaries

New measurements show the proton’s electromagnetic structure deviates from theoretical predictions.

Deblurring, practiced in optics, can reveal three-dimensional features of nuclear collisions.

Three common solvents for pretreating switchgrass yield lignin extracts with the potential for making different valuable bioproducts.

Using a novel combination of advanced research techniques, scientists show how the roots of various tropical plants react to harsh conditions.

Colliding gold nuclei at various energies enables scientists to investigate phases of nuclear matter and their possible co-existence at a critical point.

Researchers develop the first 2D telecommunication-compatible quantum light source, smoothing the path toward a quantum internet.

Warming stimulates methanogenesis fueled by the release of plant metabolites.

A first-of-its-kind measurement of the rare calcium-48 nucleus found a neutron-rich “thin skin” around a core of more evenly distributed protons and neutrons.

Scientists investigate virus-host interactions at sub-freezing temperatures in Arctic peat soil.

Nuclear physicists find that the internal structures of protons and neutrons may be altered in different ways inside nuclei.