Research Summaries

The tropical Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) rainfall pattern brings change to non-tropical parts of the United States.

Turbulent air in the atmosphere affects how cloud droplets form. New research changes the way scientists model clouds and, therefore, climate.

Scientists measure radioactive molecules at the extremes of physics.

New measurements show that fast flows in a tokamak plasma help remove and prevent impurities.

Interactions of quantum “quasiparticles” demonstrate unusual fluid flow.

Actinide tetrafluorides exhibit significant variations in their electronic structures despite having nearly identical crystal structures.

New concept would deliver continuous electricity while reducing cost and risk.

Promising study details how radioactive agents could be sent directly to cancer cells.

Microscopic features of neptunium dioxide control how contaminants dissolve in underground disposal of spent nuclear fuel.

Measurements and modeling demonstrate that perturbations to the magnetic field in a tokamak fusion plasma can suppress high-energy runaway electrons.