Research Summaries

The first report of room temperature ferroelectricity in bulk hafnia could extend Moore’s Law for data storage.

The rhizosphere-on-a-chip offers an easier way to study a plant’s influence underground.

Studies of a common catalyst suggest strategies for improving the conversion of a natural gas component to useful chemicals.

Researchers leverage viruses identified from worldwide environmental samples to expand knowledge of viral taxa and their role in tree microbiomes.

An international group of nuclear scientists has restricted the neutrino mass with a new level of sensitivity.

Understanding platinum degradation could reduce waste and lower cost of a promising green technology, hydrogen fuel cells.

Paralyzed mice “walk” again after new treatment created with the aid of the Advanced Photon Source.

A bottom-up approach quantifies the contributions of human-caused heating from building energy use during extreme heat events.

Computational work uses a Chicago neighborhood to understand and quantify climate effects on building energy use from changes in urban design.

A new way of representing river-groundwater exchanges paves the way for next-generation river network modeling.