ASCR Highlights

The tokamak is an efficient design for confining superheated plasmas with magnetic fields because much of the magnetic field is produced by

To achieve its goal, ITER’s core ion temperature must be around 15 keV, or over 10 times hotter than in the core of the sun. At the same time

Much like two friendly neighbors getting together to chat over a cup of coffee, the minuscule particles in our subatomic world also come together

Using integrated hydrologic simulations that couple vegetation and land energy processes with surface and subsurface hydrology, the researchers

New measurements and simulations of plasma rotation in DIII-D National Fusion Facility, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility

Experimental results from RHIC and the LHC suggest that protons are much more complex than a simple arrangement of three quarks held together by

Using the supercomputer Titan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists performed first-principles computations of the structure of 78

Most drugs currently approved for humans are either large proteins or small molecules. Between these two size categories are peptides. Peptides are

The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino mass (KATRIN) project can measure neutrino mass by a very careful determination of the electron spectrum emitted by

For semi-rigid molecules at low energies, the well-established normal mode approximation gives a basic understanding of molecular vibrations and

One of the leading methods for creating qubits involves exploiting specific structural atomic defects in diamonds. Using diamonds is both

Typically, exposure of a material to energetic particles, such as ions or neutrons, creates many defects that result in damage to the structure.

Tribology—the study of friction, wear, and lubrication—is critical to the efficiency and durability of engines and other moving metal

In recent years, lithium-ion batteries have saturated the electronics market due to their widespread use in cell phones, laptop computers, and

The Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) is the largest element of the intraseasonal (30–90 day) variability in the tropical atmosphere.

Navier-Stokes equations, a set of equations that predict how fluids flow, are used everywhere from special effects in movies to industrial research

Scientists created a new form of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites in atomically thin 2D sheets. These hybrid perovskites have shown promise as

The membrane separators in-between the electrodes of a redox-flow battery must allow the working ion to shuttle between the electrodes while

Silicon has been successful because it is an electronically tunable semiconductor material that can be used in electronic devices. Graphene has

Solar cell performance of hybrid perovskites has improved from under 4% efficiency in 2009 to over 20% efficiency today. However, perovskite

The presence of defects in semiconductor materials, such as the missing gallium atoms in the image, were known to drastically decrease the light

Researchers, led by those from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute, sought to decrease the cost of ILs by synthesizing them

Various catalysts can be used in the hydrodeoxygenation process, which removes oxygen-containing compounds or oxygenates, but the best catalysts

When sunlight is absorbed in a solar cell, negatively charged electrons and positively charged holes are created which in turn drive electrical

Molecular hydrogen (H2) is an eco-friendly fuel because only waste water is produced when it is burned in combustion engines or used in