High yield production of Actinium-225 and Radium-223 achieved by high energy proton bombardment of natural thorium targets.
Researchers reveal that microorganisms are responsible for transforming mercury into methylmercury, a highly toxic form of mercury, in streams.
Chemistry provides a route to selective binding and extraction of radioactive cesium.
Understanding how two microbes work together to produce the greenhouse gas methane.
A microbe not known for cellulose degradation has 15 cellulases that may improve biofuel production.
Insights into the origin of ligninases can help develop processes to convert biomass into bioenergy.
Imaging tools aid research in global climate change, plant genetics, biofuels, agriculture, and carbon sequestration.
New calculations have quantified the boundaries and uncertainties of the ‘chart of the nuclides’—the extended periodic table of all matter.
Visualization of electron pair binding confirms predictions about how high temperature superconductivity works.
Novel, liquid-less design promises to improve long-term stability and durability of dye-sensitized solar cells while hitting high efficiency marks.
Regional Climate Models predict greater drought resistance in southwest U.S. than General Circulation Models (GCMs).
A polar alga with lipid metabolism enzymes may prove useful harnessing algae for biodiesel production.
