Young collaborators and researchers at OakRidge National Laboratory prepare protein samples for neutron scattering on the Cold Neutron Chopper Spectrometer (CNCS). This goal is to understand protein dynamics. The structure of the protein is currently only seen through freeze frame pictures. This work can help researchers to obtain a time-dependent... Read More

A “heralded” photon is one of a pair whose existence is proclaimed by the detection of its partner -- the “herald” photon. To attain heralded single photons researchers built upon a technique previously demonstrated in silicon called photon pair generation. A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology... Read More

Harnessing the energy-generating mechanism of the sun -- that's what scientists at the University of Washington have been doing for more than a decade, including working endlessly with fusion energy. Their work has steadily paid off as UW engineers have launched a startup, Zplasma, that aims to produce the high-energy... Read More

A lithium-ion battery that can be painted on virtually any surface has been developed at Rice University. The rechargeable battery consists of spray-painted layers, each representing the components in a traditional battery. This technique signifies traditional packaging and allows all kinds of new design and integration possibilities for storage devices.... Read More

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have developed the world’s smallest three-dimensional optical cavities with the potential to generate the world’s most intense nanolaser beams. These unique optical cavities possess extraordinary electromagnetic properties applicable to... Read More