Scientists Make the First Observation of a Nucleus Decaying into Four Particles After Beta Decay
Scientists have observed a rare new radioactive decay mode for the first time. In this decay mode, oxygen-13 (with eight protons and five neutrons) decays by breaking into three helium nuclei (an atom without the surrounding electrons), a proton, and a positron (the antimatter version of an electron) following beta decay. The findings expand scientific knowledge of decay processes and the properties of the nucleus before the decay.
Department of Energy Announces $29 Million for Research on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Resources for Fusion Energy Sciences
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $29 million in funding for seven team awards for research in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data resources for fusion energy sciences.
New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions
A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the result of a giant planetary clash.
Cabling for LHC Upgrade Wraps Up
Experts at Berkeley Lab finished winding more than 2000 kilometers of superconducting wire into cables for new magnets that will help upgrade the Large Hadron Collider and the search for new physics.
Department of Energy Announces $24 Million for Research on Quantum Networks
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $24 million in funding for three collaborative projects in quantum network research.
Neural Network Helps Design Brand New Proteins
In Journal of Applied Physics, Markus Buehler combines attention neural networks with graph neural networks to better understand and design proteins. The approach couples the strengths of geometric deep learning with those of language models to predict existing protein properties and envision new proteins that nature has not yet devised. Buehler's model turns numbers, descriptions, tasks, and other elements into symbols for his neural networks to use.
Tomas Polakovic develops the next generation of superconducting particle detectors
The Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellow describes his research on superconducting nanowires and how Argonne has supported his career development.
Intense ultraviolet-visible-infrared full-spectrum laser
High-brightness femtosecond laser sources with large spectral coverage are indispensable tools that enable optical spectroscopy to simultaneously resolve the ultrafast dynamics of multiple physical, chemical, and biological processes of a sample.
Quantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm
Experiments promote a curious flipside of decaying monopoles: a reality where particle physics is quite literally turned on its head
Scientists use quantum device to slow down simulated chemical reaction 100 billion times
Scientists at the University of Sydney have, for the first time, used a quantum computer to engineer and directly observe a process critical in chemical reactions by slowing it down by a factor of 100 billion times.
11 projects funded through Grand Challenges competition
High-impact research projects that will use quantum approaches to address climate resilience and sustainable energy; scale up educational programs for at-risk children in Nebraska and support the early childhood workforce; and make food plastics safer for consumers have been funded through the second Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition.
Making materials more durable through science
A team at Sandia National Laboratories developed a molecule that helps change the way some materials react to temperature fluctuations, which makes them more durable. It's an application that could be used in everything from plastic phone cases to missiles.
Calculations Predict Surprising Quark Diffusion in Hot Nuclear Matter
Tracking how high energy jets of quarks travel through the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) can reveal information about the QGP's properties. Recent theoretical calculations that include non-local quantum interactions in the QGP predict a super-diffusive process that deflects energetic particles faster than previously assumed. The discovery might help explain why the QGP flows like a nearly perfect liquid.
Researchers reveal electronic nematicity without charge density waves in titanium-based kagome metal
Electronic nematic order in kagome materials has thus far been entangled with charge density waves.
New study finds ways to suppress lithium plating in automotive batteries for faster charging electric vehicles
A new study led by Dr. Xuekun Lu from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with an international team of researchers from the UK and USA has found a way to prevent lithium plating in electric vehicle batteries, which could lead to faster charging times.
Leslie Rogers explores the mysterious imbalance of matter and antimatter
Leslie Rogers describes her research on radioactive decay and how Argonne supported her career development.
European Physical Society Honors Daya Bay Collaboration
The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment collaboration, an international team of researchers measuring key properties of ghostlike particles called neutrinos, is a co-recipient of the European Physical Society's (EPS) 2023 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize.
Armando Rua Named Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
Armando Rua, a collaborator with the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, was awarded a prestigious grant as part of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Experimental Investigators Initiative for his innovative materials science proposal.
AtomAI Brings Deep Learning to Microscopy Data Analysis Software
Electron and scanning probe microscopes have become critical tools for condensed matter physics, materials science, and chemistry research.
Department of Energy Announces $9.96 Million for Basic Plasma Science Research
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $9.96 million in funding for universities, private industry, and a national laboratory to support research in basic plasma science and engineering as well as frontier plasma science experiments at several midscale DOE Collaborative Research Facilities (CRFs) across the nation.
UIC leads national consortium educating next generation of quantum engineers
Harnessing the potential of quantum physics for advances in computing, communication and other technologies promises to be the next great engineering challenge.
Brown fluid dynamics researchers shed light on how partially submerged objects experience drag
One of the most common and practically useful experiments in all of fluid dynamics involves holding an object in air or submerging it fully underwater, exposing it to a steady flow to measure its resistance in the form of drag
Advances in Quantum Emitters Mark Progress Toward a Quantum Internet
A team of Berkeley Lab researchers has recently demonstrated a more effective technique for creating quantum emitters using pulsed ion beams, which could lead to their use in a quantum internet and for sensing radiation.
Hard-of-Hearing Music Fans Prefer a Different Sound
In JASA, researchers from the University of Oldenburg study the impact of hearing loss on subjects' enjoyment of different music mixes.