Americium(III) is selectively and efficiently separated from europium(III) by an extractant in an ionic liquid.
Understanding assembly principles may inspire new approaches for making valuable products.
Researchers discover the secret behind the third way living organisms extract energy from their environment.
Novel spin-polarized surface states may guide the search for materials that host Majorana fermions, unusual particles that act as their own antimatter, and could revolutionize quantum computers.
Antibody’s molecular structure reveals how it recognizes the virus.
Discovery of promising next-generation inhibitors for metastatic melanoma treatment done with help from x-ray crystallography.
The Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium (SCC) celebrates 10 years of helping scientists.
Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.
Previously unobserved scattering shows unexpected sensitivity to bound electrons, providing new insights into x-ray interactions with matter and opening the door to new probes of matter.
Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.
New X-ray technique reveals the presence of one-in-a-million large crystalline regions from metals fatiguing—stabilization schemes could lead to impervious metals.
Scientists reveal that coupling between electrons and atomic vibrations play a key role in this vexing phenomenon.
