Research Summaries

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.

The new “rodeo algorithm” approach for preparing energy states of complex systems on a quantum computer is exponentially faster than other algorithms.

A novel mathematical formulation accurately solves water flow in geometrically complicated soil structures, including overturned soil layers and other disturbances.

NextGen power sources may satisfy the need for long-term, compact power for use in remote or extreme environments.

Using the connected moments mathematical technique decreases the time and computational power needed for quantum computing simulations of chemical systems.

The energy of a key resonance in sodium destruction is found, affecting our understanding of globular cluster evolution.

Liquid acts across multiple scales to reorganize connectivity in networks of artificial microscopic cells.

Nuclear scientists devise an indirect method of measuring the speed of sound in matter created in heavy-ion collisions.

An enzyme system frees sulfur from small organic compounds to make a surprising gaseous side product.