Double, Double Toil and Trouble: Tungsten Burns and Helium Bubbles
New models reveal the impact of competing processes on helium bubble formation in plasma-exposed tungsten.
New models reveal the impact of competing processes on helium bubble formation in plasma-exposed tungsten.
Researchers determine the reaction pathway to how soot and other toxic components form in combustion systems.
Pairs of precisely tuned X-ray pulses uncover ultrafast processes and previously unmapped structures.
Careful tuning of a surface at the nanoscale could lead to robust materials for solar panels, other uses.
Atomic-scale defects in graphene are shown to selectively allow protons to pass through a barrier that is just one carbon atom thick.
Computational algorithms show whirlpools, not disks, form and dissipate on fluid’s surface.
Scientists shed new light on a proton's spin, refining our understanding of nuclear physics.
Lead and bismuth systems are being produced to fill the nation’s need for short-lived, alpha-emitting isotopes.
New structures could accelerate progress toward faster computing and high-security data transfer across fiber optic networks.
New research could change our view of neutron stars and other systems with neutron-rich nuclei.
First description of common particle’s properties provides insights into the nature of the universe.
Hot nanostructures cool faster when they are physically close together.