How lasers can help with nuclear nonproliferation monitoring
Mountains. Shipping containers. The surface of Mars.
Plasma Physics
Apr 13, 2020
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Scientists take aim at the coronavirus toolkit
The novel coronavirus sweeping the globe packs 27 proteins, each adopting a unique, often incredibly complex 3-D structure.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 1, 2020
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Researchers set benchmark to determine achievement of quantum computing
The race toward the first practical quantum computer is in full stride. Companies, countries, collaborators, and competitors worldwide are vying for quantum supremacy. Google says it's already there. But what does that mean? ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 17, 2020
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Weak forces are strong enough to align semiconductor nanoparticles
A PNNL research team has discovered that atomic forces thought to be "weak" can actually exert more control than has been understood. And that new discovery, published February 25 in the journal Nature Communications, could ...
Nanophysics
Feb 26, 2020
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Scientists learn more about the first hours of a lithium-ion battery's life
The first hours of a lithium-ion battery's life largely determine just how well it will perform. In those moments, a set of molecules self-assembles into a structure inside the battery that will affect the battery for years ...
Materials Science
Feb 5, 2020
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Mapping the body, speck by speck
PNNL chemists, biologists, and data analysts have teamed to create one of the most in-depth portraits ever taken of protein populations across tissue sections that are vanishingly small, each tinier than a speck of dust just ...
Biotechnology
Jan 8, 2020
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Scientists explain why some molecules spontaneously arrange themselves into five slices of nanoscale pie
Materials formed on vanishingly small scales are being used in medicine, electronics, manufacturing and a host of other applications. But scientists have only scratched the surface of understanding how to control building ...
Nanophysics
Dec 13, 2019
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A more collective understanding of coastal systems dynamics and evolution
With water covering more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface, it's no wonder our planet is nicknamed the Blue Marble. Seen from outer space, our marble is interwoven with swirls of clouds and splotches of land defined ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2019
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Where liquid meets air: Unearthing how air pollutants form
Global climate change is often at the forefront of national and international discussions and controversies, yet many details of the specific contributing factors are poorly understood. Many questions remain unanswered about ...
Environment
Nov 14, 2019
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Magnesium takes ShAPE
Two forms of magnesium material that were processed into tubing using a novel manufacturing technology called Shear Assisted Process and Extrusion—or ShAPE—were found to have quite similar and improved microstructures, ...
Materials Science
Nov 6, 2019
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