Glaciers in cold, dry ecosystems respond differently to changes in climate than glaciers in warmer climates.
Study reports first significant alcohol production by an archaeon.
Researchers use engineered bacteria to simplify biofuels production, potentially lowering cost.
Microbes often evolve and work together to thrive in no oxygen situations, hinting at how carbon and energy flow just below soils and sediments.
Findings could aid contaminant management efforts at former weapons production and industrial processing sites.
Discovery of a new enzyme system sheds further light on a microbe’s ability to efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels and biobased chemicals.
Understanding how iron minerals accelerate collaborative metabolism will expand insights into the global carbon cycle.
Junctions between conductive graphene and insulating nanotubes could lead to faster electronics and computers.
The orientation-dependent thermal properties of black phosphorous could be used to keep microchips cool and improve their efficiency.
Understanding how gold alloy cracks provides insight for material failures for nuclear power.
Gels made up of nanoparticles hold together due to their electrostatic interactions and collapse with agitation.
New metal nanomesh leads to super stretchable and transparent gold electrodes that don’t wear out.
