New studies of behaviors of particles containing heavy quarks shed light into what the early universe looked like in its first microseconds.
Demonstrating the microfluidic-based, mini-metagenomics approach on samples from hot springs shows how scientists can delve into microbes that can’t be cultivated in a laboratory.
First complete picture of genetic variations in a natural algal population could help explain how environmental changes affect global carbon cycles.
Genome-wide rice studies yield first major, large-scale collection of mutations for grass model crops, vital to boosting biofuel production.
The newly upgraded CEBAF Accelerator opens door to strong force studies.
Scientists create widely controllable ultrathin optical components that allow virtual objects to be projected in real environments.
New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future.
Confined within tiny carbon nanotubes, extremely cold water molecules line up in a highly ordered chain.
Scientists design outstanding catalysts by controlling the composition and shape of these tiny plate-like structures on the nanoscale.
Scientists set record resolution for patterning materials at sizes as small as a single nanometer using microscope-based lithography.
Big impacts on crystal formation result from small changes and reveal design principles for new materials for solar cells, more.
Specific modifications to fungi DNA may hold the secret to turning common plant degradation agents into biofuel producers
