Research Summaries

Ground water microbes living outside a contaminated area contain mobile genetic elements that provide them resistance to heavy metals.

Supercomputer validates mathematical approach for describing geological features.

Mirrored D shape demonstrates surprisingly high pressures in a tokamak, indicating a shape change may be in order for next-generation fusion reactors.

Thin-walled diamond shells carry payloads of boron dust; the dust mitigates destructive plasma disruptions in fusion confinement systems.

Metal-organic frameworks designed with a topology-guided approach show higher efficiency than commercial benchmarks.

Scientists discover an unexpected source of new materials, with potential for energy applications.

A flowing magnetically responsive liquid seamlessly regulates the shape and properties of solids, letting them perform an array of jobs.

Scientists use supercomputers to determine how reliably a popular Earth system model represents precipitation regionally and globally.

A first-of-its-kind computer simulation reveals self-healing cement for geothermal and oil and gas wells performs better than originally thought.

Particles act in a way that justifies extrapolating simulation results to astrophysical scales.