Advanced electron microscopy and first principles calculations reveal atomic motifs at the oxidized surface of superconducting tantalum film.
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New Method Could Explore Gluon Saturation at the Future Electron-Ion Collider
Theorists propose nucleon energy-energy correlator as a probe to the gluon saturation phenomena at the future electron-ion collider.
New Beta-Decay Measurements in Mirror Nuclei Pin Down the Weak Nuclear Force
Scientists develop a new method to characterize the properties of one of the four fundamental forces of nature.
Soil Bacteria Link their Life Strategies to Soil Conditions
Assessing the genomes of soil bacteria around the globe, researchers identified three dominant life strategies linked to different types of soil.
Database Supplies Recommended Key Properties for All Known Nuclei
Scientists in nuclear physics, astrophysics, energy, national security, and medicine use a source of recommended nuclear data to advance their research.
Superconducting Electronics Show Promise for Future Collider Experiments
Scientists test a novel design for superconducting switches in magnetic fields.
Supporting the Future of Mars Exploration with Supercomputers
NASA engineers are leveraging DOE’s powerful supercomputers to simulate decelerating a large spacecraft in Mars’ atmosphere.
During Droughts, Soil Microbes Produce Volatile Carbon Metabolites
In a warmer world, microbes in drought-stricken soils convert less carbon to carbon dioxide and more to volatile intermediates.
Computing How Quantum States Overlap
The floating block method provides the tools to compute how quantum states overlap and how to build fast and accurate emulators of those systems.
New Calculations Solve an Alpha Particle Physics Puzzle
A new experimental measure of Helium-4’s transition from its ground energy state to an excited state closes an apparent gap with theoretical predictions.
“Tug of War” Tactic Enhances Chemical Separations for Critical Materials
Opposing teams of water-loving and oil-loving molecules separate metals called lanthanides that are important in developing clean energy technologies.
The Largest Digital Camera Ever Built for Astronomy Makes Its Debut
A team from DOE’s national labs has finished building the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Camera, which will take unparalleled images of the cosmos.
Understanding Charged-Particle Bound States in Periodic Boxes
Finite geometry reveals fundamental properties of charged quantum systems.
Creating Quiet Cables for Rare Physics Events
Researchers design ultra-low radiation cables to reduce background noise for highly sensitive nuclear decay and dark matter detectors.
Open Letter: Farewell to Staff from the Outgoing Director of the DOE Office of Science
As I depart the Office of Science to return to my academic position, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the amazing things we’ve done together over the past two years.
Charting the Night Sky with Exascale Computers
Scientists are developing simulations of the universe and its evolution that take advantage of new, powerful exascale supercomputers.
Scientists Confirm that Methane-Processing Microbes Produce a Fossil Record
Microorganisms and their metabolisms help silica to mineralize near deep ocean methane seeps.
Federal Science Funding Agencies Play an Important Role in Broadening Participation in STEM
Federal science agencies must foster a diverse STEM workforce with a broad range of expertise, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Not-Quite “Magic” Oxygen-28 Observed for the First Time
An almost-bound isotope of oxygen undergoes four-neutron decay that challenges theory.
Entanglement Entropies of Nuclear Systems Grow as the Volume of those Systems
Quantum entanglement changes in atomic nuclei in ways that differ from other systems.
Simulating the Fourth State of Matter to Harness Fusion
More powerful computing resources than ever before enabled fusion researchers to delve even deeper into the details of plasma.
Yeast Uses Plastic Waste Oils to Make High-Value Chemicals
Yarrowia lipolytica reallocates its production of protein toward energy and lipid metabolism to grow on hydrocarbons and produce high-value chemicals.
Teasing Strange Matter from Ordinary
New insights reveal details of how strange matter forms.
Searching for the Decay of Nature’s Rarest Isotope: Tantalum-180m
The first results from the MAJORANA experiment dramatically improve current limits on this rare isotope’s decay.
Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions: From Field Work to Strategy
Decades of research supported by the Department of Energy informed a national strategy to measure and monitor greenhouse gas emissions.
Fostering Great Minds and Great Ideas
To help make our science workforce as vibrant and diverse as our nation, Director Berhe visited universities across the country.
Measuring the Thickness of the Neutron Skin with Ultra-Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
Researchers determined the neutron skin of lead-208 from experimental data collected in lead-lead collisions at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
Inverting Fusion Plasmas Improves Performance
Plasmas with negative triangularity show reduced gradients that develop into instabilities, including under conditions relevant to fusion power plants.
Statisticians and Physicists Team Up to Bring a Machine Learning Approach to Mining of Nuclear Data
Bayesian statistical methods help improve the predictability of complex computational models in experimentally unknown research.
Cancer Research in 3D
Scientists are working to standardize a process to create images of clumped cancerous cells. This technology could help lead to new treatments.
In Peatland Soil, a Warmer Climate and Elevated Carbon Dioxide Rapidly Alter Soil Organic Matter
Experiments find increased temperatures and carbon dioxide rapidly altered peatland carbon stocks, highlighting peatlands’ vulnerability to climate change.
The “Nested Doll” Nucleus Nitrogen-9 Stretches the Definition of a Nucleus to the Limit
Nitrogen-9 has only two neutrons to its seven protons and decays to an alpha particle by emitting five of its protons in stages.
Filling in the Cracks: Scientists Improve Predictions for the Dissolution of Minerals in Rock Fractures
A new correction factor for predicting dissolution rates uses measurable geological properties in fractured media.
Unmanned Aerial Systems Propel Atmospheric Science Forward
Since the 1990s, the Atmospheric Research Measurement team has found new and better ways to use unmanned aerial systems for research.
Artificial Atoms Power a Novel Quantum Processor Architecture
Fluxonium qubits can build cutting-edge quantum devices that will harness the potential of quantum computing.
Novel Theory-Based Evaluation Gives a Clearer Picture of Fusion in the Sun
Theoretical calculations and experimental data combine to reduce uncertainty in a key reaction rate in modelling high-energy solar neutrinos.
How Scientists’ Ability to Adapt Led to New Insights into Magnetism
When research didn’t go as planned, an alternative led scientists to a surprising result and a new approach to understand it.
Physicists Remotely Sense Radioactive Decay to Probe Fundamental Forces and Particles
The Project 8 and He6-CRES collaborations use a new technique to set an upper limit on neutrino mass and prepare to test the nature of the weak force.
Surprising Strategies: Scientists Quantify the Activity of Algal-Associated Bacteria at the Microscale
High resolution isotope analysis of the algal microbiome identifies ecological strategies not predicted by genome content.
Fair Play for Data: Researchers Develop Practical FAIR Principles for Data Sets
FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles facilitate the use of large data sets by human and machine researchers.
The Search Engine of Materials Data: How the Materials Project Advances Research
As a PuRe Data Resource, the Materials Project makes data easier to find, access, and reuse.
Scientists Locate the Missing Mass Inside the Proton
Nuclear physicists have found the location of matter inside the proton that comes from the strong force – a fundamental force that holds protons together.
Researchers Directly Detect Interactions Between Viruses and their Bacterial Hosts in Soils
The first application of High-Throughput Chromosome Conformation Capture (Hi-C) Metagenome Sequencing to soil captures phage-host interactions at the time of sampling.
FLARE Brings New Power to Magnetic Reconnection Research
A new experiment at DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory will provide insight into a fundamental process in plasma.
How the Quantum World Can Help Scientists Engineer Biology
Improving genome engineering with quantum biology and artificial intelligence.
Gluon Spins Align with the Proton They’re In
A measurement tracking ‘direct’ photons from polarized proton collisions points to positive gluon polarization.
Creating a Virus-Resistant Bacterium Using a Synthetic Engineered Genome
Scientists engineered a model bacterium’s genetic code to make it virus-resistant and unable to exchange genetic material or grow without special media.
Machine Learning Techniques Enhance the Discovery of Excited Nuclear Levels in Sulfur-38
Forefront nuclear physics capabilities and machine-learning data analyses combine to generate new information on quantum energy levels in sulfur-38.
Testing the Evolution of the Universe with Galaxy Clusters
Scientists compared data on galaxy clusters from simulations and telescopes to check if the observed data is representative enough to test theory.
Lab Repurposes a Former Particle Accelerator to Become a Scientific Data Center Facility
Turning a long-standing user facility into a data center helped increase space at Brookhaven National Laboratory while saving money and materials.