Placing Atoms for Optimum Catalysts
Precise positioning of oxygens could help engineer faster, more efficient energy-relevant chemical transformations.
18-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT
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Solving a Plasma Physics Mystery: Magnetic Reconnection
Magnetic reconnection causes space storms that can damage satellites and disrupt the grid. While it’s a common process in the universe, plasma physics researchers don’t fully understand why it occurs so abruptly and quickly. New research is...
4-Oct-2018 4:05 PM EDT
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How to Make Soot and Stardust
Scientists unlock mystery that could help reduce emissions of fine particles from combustion engines and other sources.
27-Sep-2018 2:05 PM EDT
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Department of Energy Announces $218 Million for Quantum Information Science
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $218 million in funding for 85 research awards in the important emerging field of Quantum Information Science (QIS).
25-Sep-2018 3:05 PM EDT
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New biofuel production system powered by a community of algae and fungi
MSU scientists have a new proof of concept for a biofuel production platform that uses two species of marine algae and soil fungi. It lowers cultivation and harvesting costs and increases productivity, factors that currently hold back biofuels from...
25-Sep-2018 11:05 AM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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