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New Study Finds Bacteria Attack Lignin with Enzymatic Tag Team

In a study that could point the way to biofuels processes of the future, scientists from Rice University, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Joint BioEnergy Institute at Emeryville, Calif., have discovered how two bacterial enzymes work as a team to break apart lignin.

Researchers’ Metallic Glue May Stick it to Soldering and Welding

With Department of Energy Office of Science funding, researchers at Northeastern University have developed a glue that binds metal to metal to glass to you-name-it, sets at room temperature, and requires little pressure to seal.

Clearing the Way for Floquet-Bloch States

A team at MIT demonstrates pure quantum-mechanical mixture of electrons and photons in the solid topological insulator bismuth selenide.

IU Scientists Create 'Nano-Reactor' for the Production of Hydrogen Biofuel

Scientists at Indiana University have created a highly efficient biomaterial that catalyzes the formation of hydrogen -- one half of the "holy grail" of splitting H2O to make hydrogen and oxygen for fueling cheap and efficient cars that run on water.

Fat Molecules Influence Form and Function of Key Photosynthesis Protein

Researchers at Purdue University studied the atomic structure of, and electrical interactions within, the cytochrome bf complex, a protein complex central to the transport of electrons within membranes of a plant cell, a critical step in photosynthesis.

Unconventional Photoconduction in an Atomically Thin Semiconductor

Researchers at MIT find new mechanism of photoconduction could lead to next-generation excitonic devices.

Oxides Discovered by CCNY Team Could Advance Memory Devices

Researchers at The City College of New York led by chemist Stephen O’Brien have discovered new complex oxides that exhibit both magnetic and ferroelectric properties.

UChicago-Argonne National Lab Team Improves Solar-cell Efficiency

Researchers identified a new polymer—a type of large molecule that forms plastics and other familiar materials—that improved the efficiency of solar cells.

Sparkling Threads With Exceptional Properties

Penn State University researchers create super-strong, super-thin diamond nanothreads.

Graphene Flaws Key to Creating Hypersensitive ‘Electronic Nose’

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a way to create a highly sensitive chemical sensor based on the crystalline flaws in graphene sheets.

Stanford Researchers Create 'Evolved' Protein That May Stop Cancer From Spreading

Experimental therapy stopped the metastasis of breast and ovarian cancers in lab mice, pointing toward a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy.

Magnetic Fields Make the Excitons Go ’Round

MIT theorists find a new way to improve efficiency of solar cells by overcoming exciton “traps.”