Building a Cell Membrane Defense Against COVID-19
The cell membrane is the cell’s outermost line of defense against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 disease. Cell membranes are just a few…
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Science Made Simple: What Are Neutrinos
The neutrino is perhaps the best-named particle in the Standard Model of Particle Physics: it is tiny, neutral, and weighs so little that no one has been…
Uncovering Novel Genomes From Earth’s Microbiomes – Expands Known Diversity of Bacteria and Archaea by 44%
Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods in the past decade, researchers have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity….
First Fiber-Optic Nanotip Electron Gun Enables Easier Nanoscale Imaging and Sensing
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Nebraska have developed an easier way to generate electrons for nanoscale…
Novel Nuclear Reactor Designs: Commercializing Next-Generation Energy Technology
Oklo’s team is using a startup mindset to build novel reactors while meeting federal regulations. All of the nuclear power plants operating in the U.S….
Science Made Simple: What Is the Standard Model of Particle Physics?
The Standard Model of Particle Physics is scientists’ current best theory to describe the most basic building blocks of the universe. It explains how particles…
Science Made Simple: What Is Superconductivity?
At what most people think of as “normal” temperatures, all materials have some amount of electrical resistance. This means they resist the flow of electricity…
Party Pairs: No Matter the Size of a Nuclear Party, Some Protons and Neutrons Will Always Pair up and Dance
Findings on short-range nuclear interactions will help scientists investigate neutron stars and heavy radioactive nuclei. Atoms in a gas can seem like partiers at a…
Underground Dark Matter Search Experiment Reaches Major Milestone
LUX-ZEPLIN crews overcome COVID-19 obstacles to reach major milestone en route to startup. Crews working on the largest U.S. experiment designed to directly detect dark…
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…
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…
Exploring the Source of Stars and Planets in a Plasma Physics Laboratory
A new method for verifying a widely held but unproven theoretical explanation of the formation of stars and planets has been proposed by researchers at…
Know When to Unfold ’Em: Applying High Energy Physics Methods to Quantum Computing
‘Unfolding’ techniques used to improve the accuracy of particle detector data can also improve the readout of quantum states from a quantum computer. Borrowing a…
GRETA – A Cutting-Edge 3D Gamma-Ray Detector – Gets Green Light
Spherical detector will be a centerpiece at Michigan State’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. The effort to construct GRETA (Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array), a cutting-edge…
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 Quantum-Dot Transistors Open the Door to a Host of Innovative Electronics
Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics. Researchers at Los Alamos National…
How Coronavirus Can Be Stopped: 3D Atomic Map of COVID-19’s Viral Replication Mechanism
To better understand how the novel coronavirus behaves and how it can be stopped, scientists have completed a three-dimensional map that reveals the location of…
Nuclear Physicists Work to Unravel Strange Mystery of the Neutron Lifetime
Nine seconds. An eternity in some scientific experiments; an unimaginably small amount in the grand scheme of the universe. And just long enough to confound…