Electronically controlled 2-D reflector promises improved microwave communications, beam steering without moving pieces, and one-way microwave mirrors. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are reinventing…
High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Tests Speed of Light Ultra-high energy gamma rays from the far reaches of the galaxy provide powerful proof that the…
Two-day notice lets satellite operators take protective measures against energetic electrons. A new machine-learning computer model accurately predicts damaging radiation storms caused by the Van…
Researchers reach a critical milestone on the path to versatile colloidal quantum dot laser diodes by successfully demonstrating a quantum dot LED that also operates…
The Plasma Liner Experiment will soon test the potential for a novel plasma fusion concept, while offering insights into the physics of colliding plasma jets….
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partner institutions provided today the first published report of algae using raw plants as a carbon energy source….
A study led in part by physicists at the Indiana University Center for the Exploration of Energy and Matter could provide new insight into the…
Using two types of “designer” quantum dots, researchers are creating double-pane solar windows that generate electricity with greater efficiency and create shading and insulation for…
In a new study, Los Alamos researchers have shown that they can successfully amplify light using electrically excited films of the chemically synthesized semiconductor nanocrystals…
The ChemCam instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover reveals Boron in calcium-sulfate veins on Mars, helping us better understand the timescale of habitability on Mars….
New research details how biologists from MIT deciphered the structure of one type of long noncoding RNA and used that information to figure out how…
New research from NASA’s Van Allen Probes reveals that the shape of the Van Allen Belts can vary from a single, continuous belt with no…
Physicists are working on a new theory to detect dark matter. They believe that dark matter particles annihilate into “dark radiation” when they collide and…
A new approach developed by Los Alamos researchers demonstrates that appropriately engineered core/shell nanostructures made of lead selenide and cadmium selenide (PbSe and CdSe) can…
A new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Milano-Bicocca demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in…
Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory took a series of first-time measurements of turbulent mixing, providing new insights for turbulence modelers. In research featured…
Researchers detail new secrets about how superconductivity and magnetism can be related, revealing more about the quantum world of electrons. Superconducting materials exhibit unexpected behaviors…
A newly published study describes a new approach to converting non-food based biomass into fuels, allowing researchers to generate a range of alkanes from a…
