Research Summaries

Neutrons reveal remarkable atomic behavior in thermoelectric materials for more efficient conversion of heat into electricity.

The results may offer insight into the quark-gluon plasma—the hot mix of fundamental nuclear-matter building blocks that filled the early universe.

Studies of the nanostructure of a chiral magnet provides insights on controlling magnetic properties for applications in computers and other electronics.

New optics-on-a-chip device paves the way to helping characterize fast chemical, material, and biological processes.

Neutron scattering monitors structures during post-production heat treatment to validate production models.

Unusual filling of different sub-shells due to quantum confinement leads to a stable superatom that is also highly magnetic.

Short and long-range electron transfer compete to determine free-charge yield in organic semiconductors.

Researchers discover key details of how to drive photosynthesis in the shade by studying far-red light acclimation in cyanobacteria.

Neural networks determine the amplitude and phase of X-ray pulses, enabling new, high-resolution quantum studies.

Scientists capture the short-lived hydroxyl-hydronium pair and the induced dynamic response in ionized liquid water in unprecedented detail.