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Using Chaos as a Tool, Scientists Discover New Method of Making 3D-Heterostructured Materials
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Scientists at Ames Laboratory and Iowa State U have developed a new approach for generating layered, difficult-to-combine, heterostructured solids.
This Enigmatic Protein Sculpts DNA to Repair Harmful Damage
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Scientists have determined how a protein called XPG binds to and reshapes damaged DNA, illuminating its role in averting genetic disease and cancer.
SLAC and Stanford Scientists Home in on Pairs of Atoms that Boost a Catalyst's Activity
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The messy environment of a chemical reaction can actually change the shape of a catalytic nanoparticle in a way that makes it more active.
Quantum Backbone
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An Oak Ridge early-career award recipient plots the infrastructure for a quantum-information highway.
Molten Salt Solutions May Supply Scientists With New Insights Into Nuclear Energy
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Boris Khaykovich used neutron scattering to collect data on the fundamental chemical and physical properties of salts at high temperatures.
A New Way to Study How Elements Mix Deep Inside Giant Planets
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It could offer insights into the evolution of planetary systems and guide scientists hoping to harness nuclear fusion as a new source of energy.
A Proven Method for Stabilizing Efforts to Bring Fusion Power to Earth
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Scientists have developed a control scheme to optimize the levels of magnetic fields for maximum performance without transient heat bursts.
History of Insightful HIV Research Inspires Neutron Scattering Approach to Studying COVID-19
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By leveraging years of experience studying HIV, researchers hope to understand how the coronavirus replicates and to inhibit its essential protease.
Hooks on the Feathers Stick Together: Visualizing How Birds Form Continuous Wings in Flight
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By studying bird feathers at the Advanced Photon Source, scientists have observed the mechanism that connects those feathers when birds fly.
New Discovery: Skyrmions Can Split Like Biological Cells
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Scientists at DOE's Ames Laboratory have discovered that skyrmions reproduce by splitting in a way very similar to biological cell division.
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Scientists Engineer One Protein to Fight Cancer and Regenerate Neurons
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Making two alterations to a single messenger protein, researchers induced the body’s biochemical control system to target two different conditions.
Researchers Shed Light on New Enzymatic Reaction
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Researchers have identified key ingredients for producing high-value chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly fashion.
MSE Grad Student Awarded by DOE
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Bethany Rutherford has been selected to receive one of 62 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) awards.
Auburn Physics Professors Receive Nearly $900k in Federal Funding to Develop Fusion as Energy Source
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Plasma physicists David Ennis and Stuart Loch will collaborate with the DIII-D National Fusion Facility on the grant that runs through June 30, 2022.
New Atmospheric Radiocarbon Measurements Pull Back the Veil on Fossil Fuels
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Researchers from NOAA and CU Boulder have devised a breakthrough method for determining emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion.
First Measurement of Electron Energy Distributions, Could Enable Sustainable Energy Techologies
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A team determined how to measure how many hot charge carriers are present in a metal nanostructure, crucial to technologies such as energy conversion.
Discovery Unlocks 'Hot' Electrons for More Efficient Energy Use
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Researchers developed a technique using a scanning tunneling microscope that can measure the energy distribution of hot electrons.
WSU Researchers Advance Fuel Cell Technology
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Washington State University researchers used an inexpensive catalyst made from nickel and molybdenum nanoparticles to improve fuel cell technology.
Graduate student Saran Pidaparthy Receives Science Graduate Student Research Award from the DOE
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Pidaparthy will be given the chance to broaden his thesis research on fast charging lithium-ion electrode materials at DOE’s Argonne National Lab.
Medicinal Chemistry Breakthrough Could Lead to Better Pharmaceuticals
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University of Virginia chemistry professor W. Dean Harman led a team developing a new method for manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
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