Research Summaries

Bacteria collection opens new directions for research on cottonwoods, poplars, and other trees useful for biofuel and other applications.

Scientists find strong evidence for the long-predicted Breit-Wheeler effect—generating matter and antimatter from collisions of real photons.

A few common bacteria use most of the carbon in soil

Nuclear theorists demonstrate a new method for computing the strengths of subatomic interactions that include up to three particles.

Chromium defects in silicon carbide may provide a new platform for quantum information

First observation of embedded magnetic islands paves way for improved fusion reactor designs.

Ecological assembly and source tracking models characterize the initial assembly of the poplar microbiome across plant-associated habitats.

Researchers improve their scientific understanding of heterogeneous catalysis by imaging the gas just above the surface of the catalyst.

Identification of an enzyme that microbes deploy in the presence of plants leads to discovery of candidate genes involved in root colonization.

Electromagnetic waves are used to internally identify turbulent magnetic fluctuations in 100-million-degree fusion plasmas.