Breaking the Symmetry Between Fundamental Forces

Scientists improve our understanding of the relationship between fundamental forces by re-creating the earliest moments of the universe.
18-Sep-2018 2:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Water Plays Unexpected Role in Forming Minerals

Water molecules line up tiny particles to attach and form minerals; understanding how this happens impacts energy extraction and storage along with waste disposal.
17-Sep-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Heavy Particles Get Caught Up in the Flow

First direct measurement show how heavy particles containing a charm quark get caught up in the flow of early universe particle soup.
14-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Seeing Between the Atoms

New detector enables electron microscope imaging at record-breaking resolution.
13-Sep-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Scaling Up Single-Crystal Graphene

New method can make films of atomically thin carbon that are over a foot long.
12-Sep-2018 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Discovered: Optimal Magnetic Fields Suppress Instabilities in Tokamak Plasmas

U.S. and Korean scientists show how to find and use beneficial 3-D field perturbations to stabilize dangerous edge-localized modes in plasma.
11-Sep-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Electron Glasses Sharpen Our View of Atomic-Scale Features

A new approach to atom probe tomography promises more precise and accurate measurements vital to semiconductors used in computers, lasers, detectors, and more.
7-Sep-2018 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Getting an Up-Close, 3-D View of Gold Nanostars

Scientists can now measure 3-D structures of tiny particles with properties that hold promise for advanced sensors and diagnostics.
7-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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