Research Summaries

Two important factors help determine how much sunlight soot absorbs.

A new data pipeline identifies metabolites following heavy isotope labeling.

A new machine learning system diagnoses particle accelerator component issues in real-time.

Scientists start studying the structure of exotic hadrons by looking how they interact with nearby particles.

A result 20 years in the making: Most precise measurement yet of the lifetime of the charge-neutral pion that keeps protons and neutrons together.

Fluctuations in data from collisions of gold nuclei hint at a possible ‘critical point’ in how nuclei melt.

The types of ancient stellar explosions that gave rise to meteoric presolar grains can now be identified thanks to observations of gamma rays emitted by the argon-34 isotope.

New simulations show diamond shells can cool plasmas more efficiently and prevent runaway electrons.

Extreme-scale turbulence simulation and AI discover a formula to predict the crucial exhaust heat-load width in future tokamak fusion reactors.

High-yield miscanthus and switchgrass are promising alternatives to traditional annual crops for biofuels.