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The gemstone spinel can store quantum information
This discovery highlights the incredible potential of materials like spinel.
Reducing electronic waste with biodegradable luminescent polymers
Researchers manipulated the chemical composition of materials to make the polymers more recyclable.
A novel technique to create a new energy-efficient microelectronic device
A new way to precisely modulate electron flow.
Using AI to develop eco-friendly materials for carbon capture
Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials can be used in many different applications.
Machine learning can enhance nuclear reactor security and efficiency
Advances in machine learning for nuclear power operations spell a brighter future for carbon-free energy.
A significant milestone toward quantum computing
Breakthrough realized for retaining quantum information in a single-electron quantum bit.
Unusual ultrafast motion discovered in layered magnetic materials
The discovery was inspired by the experiments of Einstein and de Haas.
World’s first X-ray of a single atom in Nature
World’s first X-ray SIGNAL (or SIGNATURE) of just one atom.
A new method for discovering and making new crystalline materials with two or more elements
Scientists find way to make new materials for batteries, magnets and microelectronics.
Study sheds light on the nature of atomic nuclei
Nuclear popcorn: Heavy nucleus changes shapes at different energies.
Potential ‘diamond factory’ may have existed at the core-mantle boundary for billions of years
Diamonds and rust at the Earth's core-mantle boundary.
A significant milestone in making quantum computing more effective achieved
Argonne scientists use quantum computers to simulate quantum materials.
Scientists constructed a nuclear physics model of neutrino-nuclei interactions
Understanding ghost particle interactions.
Machine-learning enables capturing 3-D microstructures in real-time
Scientists at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility located at the DOE's Argonne...
Scientists determined the geometry of two isotopes of boron
By combining experimental work and hypothetical estimations, scientists have successfully determined the nuclear geometry of two isotopes of boron. They have determined the difference...
Discovery adapts natural membrane to make hydrogen fuel from water
Scientists drove a chemical reaction to plant biology and created a backbone of a convert new process that converts water into hydrogen fuel using energy from the...
Electrons slowing down at critical moments
In a crystal, All atoms shape an intermittent structure called a lattice, where the molecules are arranged in a tedious example in three dimensions....
Uncovering a missing link from methane to methanol
Microscopic crystalline structures called metal-organic systems (MOFs) may give an approach to take care of one of the most serious issues in methane functionalization...
Scientists discovered battery’s hidden layer
The lithium-ion battery is workhorse power source in many applications. But how do its charging and discharging cycles happen, is still remains a mystery? In...
Speeding up electrons like a roller-coaster ride
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new X-ray device that speeds up the electrons like a roller coaster. This...
Nickel in the X-ray limelight
Making chemicals for mechanical procedures regularly expects researchers to utilize an impetus — a substance that velocities up to a compound response, decreasing the...
Protactinium: The element of surprise
Chemical elements on the occasional table likewise have family likenesses that could give prescient understanding into the way elements connect, driving researchers to not-yet-envisioned...
Scientists drew a clear picture of how nitrogen oxides are formed
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) in our atmosphere leads to the formation of smog, acid rain, and ground-level ozone. Scientists are consistently working to understand how these...