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A grand unified theory of exotic superconductivity?

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists introduce a general theoretical approach that describes all known forms of high-temperature superconductivity and their "intertwined" phases.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Center for Emergent Superconductivity at Brookhaven Lab, US Department of Energy's Office of Science

New kind of 'X-ray/CT vision' reveals objects' internal nanoscale structure, chemistry

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Researchers have developed a new kind of "X-ray vision" -- a way to peer inside real-world devices such as batteries and catalysts to map the internal nanostructures and properties of the various components, and even monitor how properties evolve as the devices operate.

Supercomputers help solve a 50-year homework assignment

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

A group of theoretical physicists has solved half of a 50-year homework assignment -- a calculation of one type of subatomic particle decay aimed at helping to answer the question of why the early universe ended up with an excess of matter.

Supercomputing the transition from ordinary to extraordinary forms of matter

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Supercomputing calculations plus experimental data from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider are helping scientists map out the nuclear phase diagram. This research offers insight into the transition of quark-gluon plasma to ordinary matter -- which mimics the formation of visible matter in the universe today.

Nanocrystal catalyst transforms impure hydrogen into electricity

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Brookhaven Lab scientists use simple, 'green' process to create novel core-shell catalyst that tolerates carbon monoxide in fuel cells and opens new, inexpensive pathways for zero-emission vehicles

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science

New evidence to aid search for charge 'stripes' in superconductors

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory used an indirect method to detect fluctuating "stripes" of charge density in a material closely related to a superconductor. The research identifies a key signature to look for in superconductors as scientists seek ways to better understand and engineer these materials for future energy-saving applications.

Journal: Physical Review Letters
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Imaging electron pairing in a simple magnetic superconductor

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using a technique to measure the energy required for electrons to pair up and how that energy varies with direction, scientists have identified the factors needed for magnetically mediated superconductivity -- as well as those that aren't.

Journal: Nature Physics
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Key step in molecular 'dance' that duplicates DNA deciphered

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have captured new details of the biochemical interactions necessary for cell division -- molecular images showing how the enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix gets drawn to and wrapped around its target. The research may suggest ways for stopping cell division when it goes awry.

Journal: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Funder: Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Uehara Memorial Foundation, UK Medical Research Council, National Institutes of Health

Scientists identify promising antiviral compounds

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified two promising candidates for the development of drugs against human adenovirus, a cause of ailments ranging from colds to gastrointestinal disorders to pink eye. The researchers sifted through thousands of compounds to determine which might block the effects of a key viral enzyme they had previously studied in atomic-level detail.

Journal: FEBS Letters
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health

Tiny nanocubes help scientists tell left from right

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Ohio University has developed a new, simpler way to discern molecular handedness, known as chirality, which could improve drug development, optical sensors and more.

Journal: Nano Letters
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science, National Science Foundation

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