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In a new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered surprising magnetic behavior in one of the thinnest metallic oxide materials ever made. This could pave the way for the next generation of faster and smarter spintronic and quantum computing devices. 

Lithium-metal batteries could hold double the energy compared to today’s lithium-ion batteries, but they currently have a much shorter lifespan. 

A UCLA team developed a technique that, for the first time, allows for high-resolution imaging of lithium-metal batteries while they charge.

Measuring a corrosion layer that forms on lithium offered clues for better battery design, and the imaging technique may have uses in other fields, such as biology.

KSU professor Mahmoud Asmar has received a three-year grant worth $799,800 from the U.S. Department of Energy. His work aims to deepen our understanding of how to generate and stabilize topological out-of-equilibrium quantum states.

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory unveils a machine with unmatched capabilities to explore the phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection.

Laboratory and field experiments have repeatedly demonstrated that modifications to the process of photosynthesis or to the physical characteristics of plants can make crops more resilient to hotter temperatures. Scientists can now alter the abundance or orientation of leaves, change leaf chemistry to improve heat tolerance and adjust key steps in the process of photosynthesis to overcome bottlenecks, researchers report in a new review in the journal Science.

University of Utah’s Bischak Lab discovers new shape-shifting properties in perovskites—a type of layered material made from alternating sheets of inorganic and organic components— that could make them ideal for next-generation LEDs, solar panels and batteries.

An international collaboration led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has generated the shortest hard X-ray pulses to date through the first demonstration of strong lasing phenomena. The resulting pulses can lead to several potential applications, from quantum X-ray optics to visualizing electron motion inside molecules.