Tug-of-War Strategy Supercharges Chemical Separations
The lanthanide metals, with uses spanning from magnets and catalysts to cancer therapies, are unique resources. Ensuring their future accessibility depends on developing improved methods…
The lanthanide metals, with uses spanning from magnets and catalysts to cancer therapies, are unique resources. Ensuring their future accessibility depends on developing improved methods…
Due to lower tree-stand density, it is unlikely that massive infestations fueled by climate change will reoccur. The Sierra Nevada’s Ponderosa pine forests, which were…
These highly stable metal-organic frameworks could be useful for applications such as capturing greenhouse gases. MIT researchers developed a computational model to predict the stability…
Formed by an electronic struggle between the atomic layers of the material, this ‘stunning’ herringbone pattern could result in unique features that researchers are just…
“Charming” Experiment Finds Gluon Mass in the Proton Experimental determination of the proton’s gluonic gravitational form factors may have revealed part of proton’s hidden mass….
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) demonstrated that window shades with a cellular or honeycomb structure provide higher energy savings during…
A team of scientists, led by Aaron Sadow, a researcher at Ames National Laboratory, Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University, and Director of the…
Natural gas furnaces not only heat your home, but they also produce a significant amount of pollution. Even modern high-efficiency condensing furnaces produce significant amounts…
When aging vehicle batteries lack the juice to power your car anymore, they may still hold energy. Yet it’s tough to find new uses for…
NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to develop a science instrument that will survive the harsh and unforgiving environment of the…
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories study clay for snatching carbon dioxide directly from air. Although, the atmospheric level of carbon dioxide — a gas that…
Scientists at PNNL are charting a profitable course for carbon capture through carbon upcycling, unlocking a crucial step in the decarbonization process and moving closer…
A new process produces fuel quickly at mild temperature, with few byproducts. There are a lot of potentially useful raw materials bound up in used…
A groundbreaking experiment offers new insights into the potential mechanism that could seed magnetic fields for the galactic dynamo. The Science Plasma is a state…
Breakthrough in identifying the puzzling cause. Researchers discovered a previously unknown heating mechanism that explains why the “solar corona,” the atmosphere surrounding the Sun, is…
An electronic bridge facilitates the fast transfer of energy between semiconductors. Researchers are exploring the potential applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials in transistors and optoelectronics,…
The shape of heavy nuclei changes as the energy level varies. The universe is governed by four fundamental forces that dictate the interactions between particles…
Researchers have discovered a method for creating new materials for use in batteries, magnets, and microelectronics. The most skilled artists can create a one-of-a-kind…