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Released: 22-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Accelerate Efforts to Develop Clean, Virtually Limitless Fusion Energy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The Fusion Recurrent Neural Network reliably forecasts disruptive and destructive events in tokamaks.

Released: 22-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Accelerate Efforts to Develop Clean, Virtually Limitless Fusion Energy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The Fusion Recurrent Neural Network reliably forecasts disruptive and destructive events in tokamaks.

Released: 22-Apr-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Spin Flipper Upends Protons
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The spin direction of protons was reversed, for the first time, using a nine-magnet device, potentially helping tease out details about protons that affect medical imaging and more.

Released: 22-Apr-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Spin Flipper Upends Protons
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The spin direction of protons was reversed, for the first time, using a nine-magnet device, potentially helping tease out details about protons that affect medical imaging and more.

Released: 19-Apr-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Splitting Water Fast! Catalyst Works Faster than Mother Nature
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Design principles lead to a catalyst that splits water in a low pH environment, vital for generating solar fuels.

Released: 19-Apr-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Splitting Water Fast! Catalyst Works Faster than Mother Nature
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Design principles lead to a catalyst that splits water in a low pH environment, vital for generating solar fuels.

Released: 19-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Sea Quark Spin Surprise!
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Antiquark spin contribution to proton spin depends on flavor, which could help unlock secrets about the nuclear structure of atoms that make up nearly all visible matter in our universe.

Released: 19-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Sea Quark Spin Surprise!
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Antiquark spin contribution to proton spin depends on flavor, which could help unlock secrets about the nuclear structure of atoms that make up nearly all visible matter in our universe.

Released: 18-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
The Weak Side of the Proton
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A precision measurement of the proton’s weak charge narrows the search for new physics.

Released: 18-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
The Weak Side of the Proton
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A precision measurement of the proton’s weak charge narrows the search for new physics.

Released: 17-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Fast-Moving Pairs May Solve 35-Year-Old Mystery
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Physicists develop a universal mathematical description that suggests that proton-neutron pairs in a nucleus may explain why their associated quarks have lower average momenta than predicted.

Released: 17-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Fast-Moving Pairs May Solve 35-Year-Old Mystery
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Physicists develop a universal mathematical description that suggests that proton-neutron pairs in a nucleus may explain why their associated quarks have lower average momenta than predicted.

Released: 16-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Team Takes Fluoride from Taps and Toothpaste to Batteries
Department of Energy, Office of Science

With user facilities, researchers devise novel battery chemistries to help make fluoride batteries a reality.

Released: 16-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Team Takes Fluoride from Taps and Toothpaste to Batteries
Department of Energy, Office of Science

With user facilities, researchers devise novel battery chemistries to help make fluoride batteries a reality.

Released: 16-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Quarks Under Pressure in the Proton
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Pressure in the middle of a proton is about 10 times higher than in a neutron star.

Released: 16-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Quarks Under Pressure in the Proton
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Pressure in the middle of a proton is about 10 times higher than in a neutron star.

Released: 15-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Magnetic Levitation of Ultracold Neutrons Yields New Measurement of the Neutron Lifetime
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Storing extremely slow neutrons in a novel trap enables precise measurement of a basic property of particle physics.

Released: 15-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Magnetic Levitation of Ultracold Neutrons Yields New Measurement of the Neutron Lifetime
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Storing extremely slow neutrons in a novel trap enables precise measurement of a basic property of particle physics.

Released: 12-Apr-2019 2:05 PM EDT
New Molecular Blueprint Aids Study of Photosynthesis
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Insights into how nature converts carbon dioxide into sugar could help scientists develop crops that produce fuels and other products.

Released: 11-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Catching Fast Changes in Excited Molecules
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists observe and control molecular and atomic dynamics at the fastest timescales to date.

Released: 11-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Catching Fast Changes in Excited Molecules
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists observe and control molecular and atomic dynamics at the fastest timescales to date.

Released: 10-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Atomic Maps Reveal How Iron Rusts
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists discovered how iron atoms continually re-arrange on surfaces, offering insights into metal corrosion and soil remediation.

Released: 10-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Atomic Maps Reveal How Iron Rusts
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists discovered how iron atoms continually re-arrange on surfaces, offering insights into metal corrosion and soil remediation.

Released: 9-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Strain and Defects Grow in Tiny Magnetite Crystals When Oxidized
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Detailed 3D images show how nanoparticles change in reactions that purify contaminated water or power recyclable geochemical batteries.

Released: 8-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
A New View on a Very Old Problem: Evolution of the Photochemical Reaction Centers
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers offer insights into how a key piece of photosynthetic machinery changed over 3 billion years.

Released: 8-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
A New View on a Very Old Problem: Evolution of the Photochemical Reaction Centers
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers offer insights into how a key piece of photosynthetic machinery changed over 3 billion years.

Released: 26-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EDT
How Does Mother Nature Tackle the Tough Triple Bond Found in Nitrogen?
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers demystify how the nitrogenase enzyme breaks bonds to learn a better way to make ammonia.

Released: 26-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EDT
How Does Mother Nature Tackle the Tough Triple Bond Found in Nitrogen?
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers demystify how the nitrogenase enzyme breaks bonds to learn a better way to make ammonia.

Released: 21-Mar-2019 3:15 PM EDT
A Detailed View of the Ancestor of Photosynthesis
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The symmetrical light-gathering, energy-producing complex offers insights into how modern photosystems evolved.

Released: 21-Mar-2019 3:15 PM EDT
A Detailed View of the Ancestor of Photosynthesis
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The symmetrical light-gathering, energy-producing complex offers insights into how modern photosystems evolved.

Released: 21-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EDT
Some Bacteria Make a Big Difference in Dryland Wheat Farming
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Even a single species of bacteria can positively affect soils and plants, improving and even enabling agriculture in semi-arid areas.

Released: 21-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EDT
Some Bacteria Make a Big Difference in Dryland Wheat Farming
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Even a single species of bacteria can positively affect soils and plants, improving and even enabling agriculture in semi-arid areas.

Released: 15-Mar-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Sampling Guts of Live Moose to Understand How They Break Down Biomass
Department of Energy, Office of Science

First-of-a-kind study advances understanding of microbial and viral communities involved in biomass breakdown.

Released: 15-Mar-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Sampling Guts of Live Moose to Understand How They Break Down Biomass
Department of Energy, Office of Science

First-of-a-kind study advances understanding of microbial and viral communities involved in biomass breakdown.

Released: 14-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole: The Surprising Structure of Uranium Bound in Hematite
Department of Energy, Office of Science

An atomic view of how toxic uranium binds to iron minerals in the environment enables better predictions of its behavior.

Released: 14-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole: The Surprising Structure of Uranium Bound in Hematite
Department of Energy, Office of Science

An atomic view of how toxic uranium binds to iron minerals in the environment enables better predictions of its behavior.

Released: 14-Mar-2019 2:50 PM EDT
How Injected Microbes Persist in Hydraulically Fractured Shale
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists reveal the importance of an amino acid that supplies energy and protection for microbial communities deep underground.

Released: 14-Mar-2019 2:50 PM EDT
How Injected Microbes Persist in Hydraulically Fractured Shale
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists reveal the importance of an amino acid that supplies energy and protection for microbial communities deep underground.

Released: 12-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Unique Interface and Unexpected Behavior Help Explain How Heavy Metals Act
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Three types of water molecules form around a platinum-based ion, offering insights for waste processing and metal refining.

Released: 12-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EDT
To Grow or Not to Grow? That Is the Question for Plants
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists show metabolic tradeoffs result from a specific change to the grow-defend balance.

Released: 8-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EST
Forming the Ion that Made the Universe
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Research offers details on the chemistry of trihydrogen ion.

Released: 8-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EST
Forming the Ion that Made the Universe
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Research offers details on the chemistry of trihydrogen ion.

Released: 7-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EST
Water: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Elegant theory shows how water helps separate ions involved in material synthesis and manufacturing.

Released: 7-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EST
Water: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Elegant theory shows how water helps separate ions involved in material synthesis and manufacturing.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 3:05 PM EST
Seeing Coherent Patterns at the Microscopic Scale
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Review highlights insights into coherence, which could help overcome roadblocks in next-generation energy systems.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EST
A Simplified Way to Predict the Function of Microbial Communities
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A pioneering study offers an easier approach to study how microbes work and could help scientists advance models of the cycling of elements and nutrients in frequently flooded soils.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EST
A Simplified Way to Predict the Function of Microbial Communities
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A pioneering study offers an easier approach to study how microbes work and could help scientists advance models of the cycling of elements and nutrients in frequently flooded soils.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EST
Squeezed Quantum Dots Produce More Stable Light
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Exploiting a strain-engineering approach could provide nanoscale light sources with a nonfluctuating emission wavelength for use in sensors, quantum communication, and imaging.

Released: 6-Mar-2019 2:55 PM EST
Squeezed Quantum Dots Produce More Stable Light
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Exploiting a strain-engineering approach could provide nanoscale light sources with a nonfluctuating emission wavelength for use in sensors, quantum communication, and imaging.

Released: 5-Mar-2019 3:10 PM EST
Unexpected Complexity: A 3D Look into Plant Root Relationships with Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists develop a molecular map of metabolic products of bacteria in root nodules to aid sustainable agriculture.



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