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Angles and Athletes

University of Vermont researchers look at the relationship between joint geometry and the risk of knee injury.

Case Western Reserve University on Track to Become No. 1 Synchrotron Lab in World

Case center for synchrotron biosciences to assemble cutting-edge new beamlines at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY.

Nuclear Spins Control Current in Plastic LED

University of Utah physicists are making steps toward quantum computing, spintronic memory, and better displays.

Finding Answers to Basic Questions About the Universe

UC Riverside graduate students make significant contributions to particle physics research at CERN.

2-D Materials' Crystalline Defects Key to New Properties

Understanding how atoms "glide" and "climb" on the surface of 2D crystals like tungsten disulphide may pave the way for researchers to develop materials with unusual or unique characteristics.

Finding Discovery Through Frustration

Researchers at the University of New Mexico discover catalytic converter breakthrough in automobiles.

Longstanding Bottleneck in Crystal Structure Prediction Solved

Researchers at Princeton University have discovered a way to compute the lattice energy of a structure with sufficient resolution to distinguish the actual arrangement of the atoms and reveal the structure among several similar and competing forms.

‘Pixel’ Engineered Electronics Have Growth Potential

Rice, Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt, and Penn St. scientists lead creation of atom-scale semiconducting composites.

Newly Discovered Microbe Is Key in Climate Change

Research led by University of Arizona scientists, shows that a single species of microbe, discovered only recently, is an unexpected key player in climate change.

Imaging Electric Charge Propagating Along Microbial Nanowires

UMass Amherst researchers resolve a major biological controversy.

Lucky Star Escapes Black Hole With Minor Damage

Astronomers at The Ohio State University have gotten the closest look yet at what happens when a black hole takes a bite out of a star—and the star lives to tell the tale.

Adding Natural Uncertainty Improves Mathematical Models

Mathematicians from Brown University have introduced a new element of uncertainty into an equation used to describe the behavior of fluid flows.