Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking in a Superconductor
This unusual electronic energy structure could be harnessed for technologies of interest in quantum information science and electronics. Electrons in a solid occupy distinct energy…
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Freezing Fragmentation – Explosive Origins of “Secondary” Ice and Snow
Definitive, real-world evidence for “freezing fragmentation” of drizzle as a major source of ice in slightly supercooled clouds has important implications for forecasting weather and…
Columbia Engineers Use DNA Nanotechnology to Build Tough 3D Nanomaterials
Columbia Engineers use DNA nanotechnology to create highly resilient synthetic nanoparticle-based materials that can be processed through conventional nanofabrication methods. Columbia Engineering researchers, working with Brookhaven…
Tuning Electrode Surfaces to Drive the Sunlight-Powered Reactions That Split Water Into Clean Fuel
An electrode material with modified surface atoms generates more electrical current, which drives the sunlight-powered reactions that split water into oxygen and hydrogen—a clean fuel….
Making 3D Superconducting Nanostructures With DNA
Complex 3D nanoscale architectures based on DNA self-assembly can conduct electricity without resistance and may provide a platform for fabricating quantum computing and sensing devices…
Opening a New Frontier in Nuclear Physics: Electron-Ion Collider Project Launched
State-of-the-art facility and partnership among DOE, NYS, Brookhaven Lab, and Jefferson Lab will open a new frontier in nuclear physics, a field essential to our…
New Calculation Using the World’s Fastest Supercomputers Refines Comparison of Matter With Antimatter
Theorists publish improved prediction for the tiny difference in kaon decays observed by experiments. An international collaboration of theoretical physicists—including scientists from the U.S. Department…
Quirky Response to Magnetism Presents Quantum Physics Mystery – “There Must Be Some Exotic Physics Going on!”
Magnetic topological insulators could be just right for making qubits, but this one doesn’t obey the rules. The search is on to discover new states…
High School Students Work on Blocking the COVID-19 Virus’s Exit Strategy
This movie of a 10-nanosecond molecular dynamics simulation shows how the shape of a SARS-CoV-2 virus protein (magenta) changes as it interacts with a possible…
Large Hadron Collider Creates Matter From Light
Scientists on an experiment at the Large Hadron Collider see massive W particles emerging from collisions with electromagnetic fields. How can this happen? The Large…
U.S. Department of Energy Unveils Blueprint for Quantum Internet
In a press conference at the University of Chicago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the…
New Insight Into How Quarks Combine by Tracking Particles Containing Charm Quarks
Nuclear physicists are trying to understand how particles called quarks and gluons combine to form hadrons, composite particles made of two or three quarks. To…
Engineers Design Ion-Based Device That Operates Like an Energy-Efficient Brain Synapse
Ion-based technology may enable energy-efficient simulations of the brain’s learning process, for neural network AI systems. Teams around the world are building ever more sophisticated…
NASA Brings Galactic Cosmic Rays to Earth to Study Biological Effects and Health Risks
To better understand and mitigate the health risks faced by astronauts from exposure to space radiation, we ideally need to be able to test the…
New 2-D Catalyst Fits Two Co-Catalysts on One Nanosheet for Better Water Purification
A collaboration of scientists from the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at DOE’s Brookhaven…
Skyrmions: Nanoscale Magnetic ‘Whirls’ for Low-Energy Computer Circuits
University of New South Wales (UNSW) material scientists have shed new light on a promising new way to store and process information in computers and…
Superconductivity Discovered in Meteorites – Could Be Superconducting in Extraterrestrial Environments
Scientists at UC San Diego and Brookhaven Laboratory in New York went searching for superconducting materials where researchers have had little luck before. Setting their…
Mysterious Particle Tracks Captured in Stunning Images at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider STAR Detector
The beauty in science shines through at RHIC’s STAR detector and makes a cosmic connection. These images capture the movement and collisions of “cosmic rays”—mysterious…
