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Locating the Production Site of Glucan in Grass Cell Walls
Research offers new insights for maximizing sugar production in biofuel crops.
Kernels of Knowledge: How Land-Use Decisions Affect Crop Productivity
Model predicts smaller decrease in total corn yields than previous estimates.
Reducing Friction with an Onion-Like Carbon Material
Researchers developed a new self-generating lubricant with great potential for industrial applications.
Auroras on the Moon? Which Moon?
Charged particles emanating from Jupiter's magnetosphere are powered up to create the northern and southern lights on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon.
Higher Plasma Densities, More Efficient Tokamaks
In magnetic confinement fusion devices known as tokamaks, the maximum operational density limits the efficiency and now we know how this limit may be overcome.
Neutral Particle Beams Work Better by Working Smarter
Enabling beams to respond to plasma conditions in real time allows scientists to avoid instabilities and raise performance.
Flying Focus: Controlling Lasers Over Long Distances
New technique allows the spatiotemporal control of laser intensity, potentially changing the way laser-based accelerators are optimized.
Deep Learning Stretches Up to Scientific Supercomputers
Collaboration powers machine learning software that performs data analytics on petabyte-sized data sets in series of successful test runs.
Complex Networks Identify Genes for Biofuel Crops
Systems biology leads the way to exascale computing on Summit supercomputer.
Steering Light with Dynamic Lens-on-MEMS
Scientists add active control to design capabilities for new lightweight flat optical devices.
Sugar-Coated Sheets Selectively Target Pathogens
Researchers design self-assembling nanosheets that mimic the surface of cells.
As Future Batteries, Hybrid Supercapacitors Are Super-Charged
A new supercapacitor could be a competitive alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
Solving a Magnesium Mystery in Rechargeable Battery Performance
Study reveals surprising, bad chemical reactivity in battery components previously considered compatible.
Changing the Surroundings Improves Catalysis
Water changes how cobalt-based molecule turns carbon dioxide into chemical feedstock.
How to Draw a Line Narrower Than a Cold Virus
Scientists use ion beams to write high-purity metal structures, enabling nanofabrication opportunities.
Cracking the Code of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Neutron probes and theory reveal how electrons cooperate at lower temperatures.
The Secret to Measuring an Antineutrino's Energy
Scientists are developing better models that describe both neutrino and antineutrino data, which can offer insights into the nature of the universe.
A Functional Genomics Database for Plant Microbiome Studies
Catalog of candidate genes involved in plant-microbe relationships.
Worm-Inspired Tough Materials
Scientists mimic a worm's lethal jaw to design and form resilient materials.
Scientists Have Overestimated Meteor Sizes
First demonstration of high-pressure metastability mapping with ultrafast X-ray diffraction shows objects aren't as large as previously thought.
Rewriting Resistance: Genetic Changes Increase Crops' Biomass and Sugar Release
Using genetic engineering, scientists improve biomass growth and conversion in woody and grassy feedstocks.
Measuring the Glow of Plants From Below
Novel observations suggest a great potential of measuring global gross primary production via solar-induced fluorescence.
Scaling Plant Traits Stymied by Uncertainty in Measured Global Photosynthesis
Multiple plausible hypotheses in how maximum photosynthetic rates scale across the Earth lead to substantial variability in predicting carbon uptake.
Unlocking On-Package Memory's Effects on High-Performance Computing's Scientific Kernels
Intuitive visual analytical model better explains complex architectural scenarios and offers general design principles.