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Molecular Evolution: How the Building Blocks of Life May Form In Space

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2018 — In a laboratory experiment that mimics astrophysical conditions, with cryogenic temperatures in an ultrahigh vacuum, scientists used an electron gun to […]

The ‘Missing Link’ in Conducting Molecules, Butadiene — Solved

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2018 — Linear polyenes are hydrocarbon chains with unusual optical and electrical properties. They have become a paradigm for studying photoisomerization — when […]

Reconstructing What Makes Us Tick

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2018 — Cardiac arrhythmia results when the usual symphony of electric pulses that keep the heart’s muscles in sync becomes chaotic. Although symptoms […]

Getting Electrons to Move in a Semiconductor

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2018 — The next generation of energy-efficient power electronics, high-frequency communication systems, and solid-state lighting rely on materials known as wide bandgap semiconductors. […]

Understanding Mercury’s Magnetic Tail

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2018 – Theoretical physicists used simulations to explain the unusual readings collected in 2009 by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging […]

Machine Learning Techniques May Reveal Hidden Cause-Effect Relationships in Protein Dynamics Data

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2018 — Machine learning algorithms excel at finding complex patterns within big data, so researchers often use them to make predictions. Researchers are […]

Performing Under Pressure: Modeling Oxidation in High-Stress Materials

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2018 — Each year, the effects of corroding materials sap more than $1 trillion from the global economy. As certain alloys are exposed […]

Course Set to Overcome ‘Mismatch’ Between Lab-Designed Nanomaterials and Nature’s Complexity

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2018 — Cells and the machinery they encase are soft matter — shape-shifting multicomponent systems with an overwhelming richness of forms. But, these […]

Diamond-Based Circuits Can Take the Heat for Advanced Applications

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2018 — When power generators like windmills and solar panels transfer electricity to homes, businesses and the power grid, they lose almost 10 […]