April 18, 2024
First Results from BREAD Experiment Demonstrate a New Approach to Searching for Dark Matter
The BREAD detector searches for “axions” or “dark photons” - particles with extremely small masses that could be converted into a visible photon.
April 18, 2024
Chemistry Researchers Modify Solar Technology to Produce a Less Harmful Greenhouse Gas
Researchers used methyl termination to modify the surface of silicon, used in solar cells, to improve conversion of CO2 into CO using sunlight.
April 18, 2024
Nothing is Everything: How Hidden Emptiness Can Define the Usefulness of Filtration Materials
A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign emphasizes the importance of nanoscale empty space in everyday materials.
April 17, 2024
Single Photons Go for Gold
Columbia University student Emanuil Yanev talks about his PhD work modifying 2D materials to push their light-producing limits.
April 17, 2024
From Earth to Mars: Transporting Spin Information at the Speed of Light
Scientists transfer electron spin to photons, a quantum tech advancement that could offer rapid communication over interplanetary distances.
April 17, 2024
Magnetic Avalanche Triggered by Quantum Effects
Researchers showed that Barkhausen noise can be produced not only through traditional, or classical means, but through quantum mechanical effects.
April 16, 2024
From Negative Results to New Discoveries
MSU-DOE PRL researchers revealed a misconception that had been growing in plant science about one of the fundamental puzzle pieces of photosynthesis.
April 16, 2024
Professor by Day, Risk Assessor on the Side: MC’s Dr. Jesse Smith ’08 Puts His Coding Skills to Work at ORNL
Smith is part of a team at ORNL putting together a database for the computation of environmental risk from exposure to chemicals and radionuclides.
April 16, 2024
UNC-Chapel Hill Researchers Harness the Sun to Produce Clean Energy Alternative
The researchers have developed a unique approach to harnessing the sun’s energy to produce hydrogen gas, a potential clean energy source, from water.
April 15, 2024
New Reactor Could Save Millions When Making Ingredients for Plastics and Rubber from Natural Gas
A new reactor system using natural gas would avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical, propylene, used for automotive parts, cleaning products, & more