Research Summaries

Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.

Plant diversity, soil structure, and seasonality all influence microbial diversity in soil.

Discovering hexokinase as an algal regulator of lipids and high-value antioxidants will enable sustainable sources of biofuels and bioproducts.

Scientists image complex superstructures self-assembled from tetrahedral quantum dots, expanding our understanding of forming small, complex crystals.

Interplanetary particles offer insights into the chemistry of the cosmos.

A test of titanium diboride opens the door to a potential new class of materials for fusion reactor applications.

A new device may provide up to six times better contrast of tumors in the breast, while halving the radiation dose to patients.

Microbial Communities Matter in How Ecosystems Retain or Lose Nitrogen

Scientists find the weak points to facilitate industrial applications of metallic glasses.

Scientists discover a completely new atomic motion in a 2-D material.