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A Bumper Crop of Undergraduate Students Attends Annual Plasma Workshop Kicking Off Summer Internship Programs
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PPPL hosted its largest group of undergraduate students ever for the annual undergraduate plasma workshop June 10 to 14.
Berkeley Lab Celebrates the Integrative Genomics Building
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The building will be a step forward in Berkeley Lab’s vision to expand the footprint of the biological and environmental sciences on the main campus.
Plants' Oil-Production Accelerator Also Activates the Brakes
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Scientists discover seemingly paradoxical mechanism for regulating oil synthesis.
John Crane Acquires Division of Advanced Diamond Technologies, a Company Built on Argonne Technology
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The company will leverage patented ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD®) technology originally developed at Argonne.
A Miniature Camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Will Help Test the Observatory and Take First Images
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SLAC completed its work on ComCam, a commissioning device to be installed in Chile later this year.
Advanced NMR at Ames Lab Captures New Details in Nanoparticle Structures
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Using dynamic nuclear polarization, Ames researchers increased detection sensitivity and revealed surprising details in a key group of materials.
A Day in the Life on an Accelerator Designer
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Physicist Tor Raubenheimer explores the world by climbing rocks and designing particle accelerators.
Turning the Switch on Biofuels
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Scientists identified a molecular mechanism in bacteria that can be manipulated to promote imidazolium ionic liquid tolerance.
Neutrons Get a Wider Angle on DNA and RNA to Advance 3D Models
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Researchers are using neutrons to improve simulated DNA and RNA structures for broad medical and pharmaceutical applications.
Collaborative Research Charts Course to Hundreds of New Nitrides
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A groundbreaking research effort has led to a discovery of hundreds of nitrides not previously known to exist.
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Mysterious Majorana Quasiparticle is Now Closer to Being Controlled for Quantum Computing
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As mysterious as the Italian scientist for which it is named, the Majorana particle is one of the most compelling quests in physics.
Physics at the Edge
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UCSB condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator.
Revealing 'Hidden' Phases of Matter Through the Power of Light
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New research shows how materials can be imbued with new chemical properties using a solid phase transition method that relies on fast pulses of light.
New Research Could Boost Efficiency of Solar Cells
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Solar energy could be made more efficient in the future, thanks to new findings published by scientists from Stony Brook and Brookhaven Lab.
Impact of Warming on Peatlands
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More methane is released than carbon dioxide; microbial diversity declines.
Switchgrass Hybrid Yields Insights Into Plant Evolution
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Researchers at MSU have identified specific parts of genetic code within the plant that could contribute to larger switchgrass harvests.
‘Sandwich’ Structure Key to Thin LSMO Films Retaining Magnetic Properties
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New findings have implications for future use of lanthanum strontium manganite in spintronic-based computing and storage devices.
Structuring Sweetness: What Makes Stevia So Sweet?
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New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals the molecular machinery behind the high-intensity sweetness of the stevia plant.
UCI Scientists Create New Class of Two-dimensional Materials
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Fabrication could help unlock new quantum computing and energy technologies.
New Method for Engineering Metabolic Pathways
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Two approaches developed at Northwestern Engineering provide a faster way to create complex molecules.