Nature’s Funhouse Mirror: New Discovery May Explain the Confounding Asymmetry in the Proton
Asymmetry in the proton confounds physicists, but a new discovery may bring back old theories to explain it. Symmetry — displayed in areas ranging from…
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Mira’s Last Journey: Extreme-Scale Exploration of the Dark Universe
A massive simulation of the cosmos and a nod to the next generation of computing. A team of physicists and computer scientists from the U.S….
Scientists Create Advanced, More Powerful Superconducting Magnet for Next Generation Light Sources
Magnet Designers Look to the Future of Light Sources With New Prototype After more than 15 years of work, scientists at three DOE national laboratories…
Do Simulations Actually Represent the Real World at the Atomic Scale?
Multidisciplinary research team develops new strategy for validating computer simulations. Computer simulations hold tremendous promise to accelerate the molecular engineering of green energy technologies, such…
Scientists Use Nanoscale Diamonds to Generate More Efficient Accelerator Beams
Beam-driven wakefield acceleration approaches are promising candidates for future large-scale machines, including X-ray free electron lasers and linear colliders, as they have the potential to…
Scientists Make Pivotal Discovery in Quantum and Classical Information Processing
Scientists tame photon-magnon interaction. Working with theorists in the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, researchers in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)…
Chemical Research Breakthrough Could Transform Clean Energy Technology
By some estimates, the amount of solar energy reaching the surface of the earth in one year is greater than the sum of all the…
Powerful X-rays of the Advanced Photon Source Reveal 1,900-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy’s Secrets
Researchers used the powerful X-rays of the Advanced Photon Source to see the preserved remains of an ancient Egyptian girl without disturbing the linen wrappings….
Like a Leaf – New Artificial Photosynthesis Method to Capture CO2 Directly From the Air and Turn It Into Fuel
Argonne and SLAC will develop artificial photosynthesis methods to enable direct air capture of CO2 while expanding sources of energy through the conversion of CO2…
Fermilab’s Muon G-2 Experiment: Working to Shed Light on Standard Model of Particle Physics
Mapping the magnetic field for Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment. As scientists await the highly anticipated initial results of the Muon g- 2 experiment at the…
3D-Printed Weather Stations: More Science for Less Money
An inexpensive monitoring system with 3D-printed parts and low-cost sensors might not last as long as a commercial one, but it can be just as…
Coronavirus Mutation Concern Verified by Largest COVID-19 Viral Sequence Analysis in U.S.
Argonne computational resources supported the largest comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 genome sequences in the U.S. and helped corroborate growing evidence of a protein mutation. Before…
Breakthrough Electrocatalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
A research team led by scientists from Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Northern Illinois University has discovered…
Explosive Nuclear Astrophysics: New Method Developed to Determine Origin of Stardust in Meteorites
International team develops a new method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites. Analysis of meteorite content has been crucial in advancing our knowledge…
New Electrocatalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel
New electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol. Catalysts speed up chemical reactions and form the backbone of many industrial processes. For example, they are…
Customizable Smart Windows Generate Electricity and Improve Energy Efficiency
A customizable smart window harnesses and manipulates solar power to save energy and cut costs. Windows play multiple crucial roles in our homes. They illuminate,…
Surprising Findings Beneath the Surface of Our Galaxy’s Water Worlds
A team of researchers simulated conditions on water-rich exoplanets in the laboratory and learned something surprising about their geological composition. Out beyond our solar system,…
New Analysis Shows Promise of Quantum Spintronics Based on Silicon Carbide
Silicon carbide is in the race to become the leading material for developing an expanding system of quantum networks, according to an international team of…