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May 30, 2018What if carbon dioxide could be used as a feedstock for valuable chemicals? The molecule would be turned into a hydrocarbon building block. How? ByBasic Energy Sciences
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BulletinMay 23, 2018Smart windows were developed in the 1970s. They are used to reduce building energy consumption by minimizing unwanted solar heating. Typically,Basic Energy Sciences
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May 22, 2018In the 1980s, scientists discovered that copper-oxide compounds exhibit superconductivity at higher temperatures than traditional superconductors,Basic Energy Sciences
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May 22, 2018Strongly correlated electron systems have been studied for over five decades. Scientists predicted that at high temperatures, electrons inBasic Energy Sciences
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May 16, 2018Scientists are developing better models that describe both neutrino and antineutrino data, which can offer insights into the nature of the universe.High Energy Physics
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May 16, 2018Neutral pion production is a major character in a story of mistaken identity worthy of an Agatha Christie novel.High Energy Physics
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May 16, 2018The primary component of the MicroBooNE detector is the TPC—a large, rectangular structure that includes a set of wire planes and readoutHigh Energy Physics
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May 9, 2018Atoms are always shaking. The higher the temperature, the more the atoms shake. In this study, scientists used a specialized instrument made by theBasic Energy Sciences
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May 8, 2018Viscosity is one of the most fundamental physical properties of a liquid. Yet, its atomic and molecular origins are not well understood. Recently,Basic Energy Sciences
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BulletinMay 4, 2018Light is a travelling wave of electric and magnetic fields. We all know that when a stone is thrown into a pond, the wavefronts form concentricFusion Energy Sciences