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Scientists Develop Inorganic Resins for Generating and Purifying Radium and Actinium
Targeted alpha therapy can destroy cancerous cells without harming healthy cells.
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A Low-Energy ‘Off Switch’ for Quark-Gluon Plasma
Physicists can create an exotic state of matter known as a quark-gluon plasma (QGP) by colliding gold nuclei together.
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Resolving a Mathematical Puzzle in Quarks and Gluons in Nuclear Matter
The building blocks of atomic nuclei are protons and neutrons, which are themselves made of even more fundamental particles: quarks and gluons.
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HERACLES beamline to accelerate cathode research
Cornell is breaking new ground in electron beam research with the HERACLES beamline, a state-of-the-art electron gun that mimics the harsh environments of the world’s largest particle colliders.
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‘Noise-cancelling’ qubits developed at UChicago to minimize errors in quantum computers
Despite their immense promise to solve new kinds of problems, today’s quantum computers are inherently prone to error.
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ODU Doctoral Student, Ronglong Fang, Awarded Department of Energy Graduate Fellowship
Old Dominion University Mathematics doctoral student, Ronglong Fang, will apply his mathematics research skills to help further our understanding of the building blocks of matter in the Department of Energy.
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Making the structure of ‘fire ice’ with nanoparticles
The structure harnesses a strange physical phenomenon and could enable engineers to manipulate light in new ways
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Richardson selected for DOE SCGSR program
Glenn Richardson, graduate student in physics with Professor David Moore, and a member of Yale’s Wright Lab, has been awarded a Department of Energy (DOE)
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Preserving Forests to Protect Deep Soil From Warming
A recent study led by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of Zurich has revealed that the organic compounds proposed for carbon sequestration in deep soil are highly vulnerable to decomposition under global warming.
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Summit study fathoms troubled waters of ocean turbulence
Simulations performed on the Summit supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed new insights into the role of turbulence in mixing fluids and could open new possibilities for projecting climate change and studying fluid dynamics.
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Historic Advanced Photon Source magnet sees the light of day for the first time in 29 years
On September 8, 1994, a group of people affixed their signatures in white ink onto a long red magnet.
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Photosynthesis, Key to Life on Earth, Starts with a Single Photon
Using a complex cast of metal-studded pigments, proteins, enzymes, and co-enzymes, photosynthetic organisms can convert the energy in light into the chemical energy for life.
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When Materials Discovery Glitters
Thomas Edison famously tried hundreds of materials and failed thousands of times before discovering that carbonized cotton thread burned long and bright in an incandescent light bulb.
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Quantum Science Center hosts first in-person all-hands meeting
In late May, the Quantum Science Center convened its first in-person all-hands meeting since the center was established in 2020.
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Ashley Wayman keeps the beamlines running smoothly before, during and after the APS Upgrade
Hundreds of people work at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.
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Jefferson Lab Virtual Series Serves Up Science Brain Teasers
Here’s a question for you… Is it possible to learn key science concepts in three minutes or less? The answer:
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New approach ‘stacks’ genes for faster plant transformation
In a discovery aimed at accelerating the development of process-advantaged crops for jet biofuels, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a capability to insert multiple genes into plants in a single step.
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IBM’s Jason Orcutt moves the world toward an interconnected quantum future
Glance around Jason Orcutt’s office at IBM Quantum, and you’ll see circuit boards, hiking trail maps, qubit probes and his kids’ artwork. Part office, part lab, part gallery:
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Good vibrations: Seismic science draws clearer picture of clean energy
Like most scientists, Chengping Chai is not content with the surface of things:
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DESI early data release holds nearly two million objects
The first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is now available for researchers to mine.