Magneto-Gravitational Trap Provides Precise Measurement of Neutron Lifetime
A study led in part by physicists at the Indiana University Center for the Exploration of Energy and Matter could provide new insight into the…
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Researchers Develop Double-Pane Solar Windows That Generate Electricity
Using two types of “designer” quantum dots, researchers are creating double-pane solar windows that generate electricity with greater efficiency and create shading and insulation for…
Los Alamos Uses Quantum Dots to Successfully Amplify Light
In a new study, Los Alamos researchers have shown that they can successfully amplify light using electrically excited films of the chemically synthesized semiconductor nanocrystals…
Boron Discovery Provides Clues to Whether Life Could Have Existed on Mars
The ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover reveals Boron in calcium-sulfate veins on Mars, helping us better understand the timescale of habitability on Mars….
MIT Biologists Reveal How lncRNA Helps to Control Cell Fate
New research details how biologists from MIT deciphered the structure of one type of long noncoding RNA and used that information to figure out how…
NASA Probes Reveal the Changing Shape of the Van Allen Belts
New research from NASA’s Van Allen Probes reveals that the shape of the Van Allen Belts can vary from a single, continuous belt with no…
Physicists Work on New Approach to Detect Dark Matter
Physicists are working on a new theory to detect dark matter. They believe that dark matter particles annihilate into “dark radiation” when they collide and…
New Nanoengineering Approach Boosts Carrier Multiplication in Quantum Dots
A new approach developed by Los Alamos researchers demonstrates that appropriately engineered core/shell nanostructures made of lead selenide and cadmium selenide (PbSe and CdSe) can…
Quantum Dots Make Photovoltaic Solar-Panel Windows Possible
A new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Milano-Bicocca demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in…
Researchers Take a Series of First-Time Measurements of Turbulent Mixing
Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory took a series of first-time measurements of turbulent mixing, providing new insights for turbulence modelers. In research featured…
Researchers Reveal New Secrets about Superconductivity and Magnetism
Researchers detail new secrets about how superconductivity and magnetism can be related, revealing more about the quantum world of electrons. Superconducting materials exhibit unexpected behaviors…
New Approach Improves Biomass-to-Fuel Process
A newly published study describes a new approach to converting non-food based biomass into fuels, allowing researchers to generate a range of alkanes from a…
Curiosity’s ChemCam Laser Yields Good Results
The results are coming in and they look good. Scientists confirmed that the ChemCam laser on NASA’s Curiosity rover has produced strong, clear data about…