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Illuminating a better way to calculate excitation energy

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Glow sticks, like those brandished by trick-or-treaters and partygoers, light up due to excited electrons of the molecules in the contained […]

Shining light on low-energy electrons

WASHINGTON, D.C., June, 13, 2017 — The scientific community has known about the existence of electrons for over a hundred years, but there are important facets of […]

Helium Droplets Offer New Precision to Single-molecule Laser Measurement

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13, 2017 — Chemical reactions necessarily involve molecules coming together, and the way they interact can depend on how they are aligned relative to […]

Similar Lipids Cluster in Soybean Cell Membrane Model

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2017 — A cell’s plasma membrane forms a protective barrier, separating its inner contents from the outside environment. There is a pressing need […]

Dissolving the Challenge: Open-Source Approach Provides Faster, Better Solubility Predictions

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2017 — The solubility of any given substance — the measure of how well the substance dissolves into another substance referred to as […]

Atomic Structure of Irradiated Materials is More Akin to Liquid than Glass

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2017 — Materials exposed to neutron radiation tend to experience significant damage, leading to the containment challenges involved in immobilizing nuclear waste or […]

Deconstructing Osmosis Provides Insight for Medical and Industrial Use

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 18, 2017 — Osmosis, the fluid phenomenon responsible for countless slug deaths at the hands of mischievous children, is fundamentally important not only to […]

‘Inverse Designing’ Spontaneously Self-Assembling Materials

WASHINGTON, D.C., May, 09, 2017 — Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are exploring how molecular simulations with the latest optimization strategies can create a […]

New Method Can Model Chemistry in Extreme Magnetic Fields of White Dwarfs

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 18, 2017 — Most stars become white dwarfs when they reach the end of their stellar life cycle. Astrophysicists determine what elements are present […]