Research Summaries

Neutron and X-ray scattering shed light on exotic states that determine the electronic properties of materials.

New electronic ring-containing polymers enable unexpected movement of energy along the backbone connecting the polymer and within each ring.

Metal organic framework materials turn fluorescent light signals on or off in the presence of guest molecules.

Computational design of bundled peptide building blocks that can be precisely linked provides new ways to create customized polymers.

Scientists track down coexistence of multiple shapes in the Nickel-64 nucleus: a spherical ground state and elongated and flattened shapes.

New measurements provide insights for geochronology and reactor design.

Researchers address the challenge of integrating the hot core and the cooler edge of a fusion plasma.

A newly designed X-ray oscillator may enable atomic level precision with intense X-ray pulses.

Nuclear physicists narrow the search for a rare nuclear decay that can explain the origin of matter in the universe.

Microbial populations trade places to satisfy their nitrogen nutritional needs.