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IMAGE: Penn State “There is a growing need to understand how seismic and hydraulic characteristics of fractured rock can be used to illuminate the key mechanisms controlling subsurface flow, energy production and waste disposal,” Shokouhi said. In the lab, the research team uses acoustic vibrations on fractured rock to simulate seismic activity. The team then studies the frictional, hydraulic and ultrasonic responses to create a model or image of the fractures. This model allows the team to...

Study Reveals Key Atomic-Scale Mechanism Involved in Crystal Growth Written by AZoMMay 27 2021 With attractive shapes and vivid colors, a majority of crystals are undoubtedly the wonders of nature. A few crystals are also wonders of science, with revolutionary applications in optics and electronics. Therefore, identifying an optimal way to grow these crystals is crucial to more advancements. Schematic of microbeam surface X-ray scattering during growth of gallium nitride crystal at high tempera...

 E-Mail IMAGE: From left: Marcel Baer, Nathan Tallent, and Ben Loer are recipients of a 2021 Early Career Research Program award from the U.S. Department of Energy. view more  Credit: Composite image by Shannon Colson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory A trio of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have each received a 2021 Early Career Research Program award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in the highly competitive program. Awards to DOE-based resear...

Published 17 May 2021 Rare earths elements (REEs) are used in cancer treatment and electric engines, telescope lenses and TVs, cellphones and fighter jets. Many REEs are extracted and refined almost entirely in China. The U.S. was 100% net import reliant on rare-earth elements in 2018, importing an estimated 11,130 metric tons of compounds and metals valued at $160 million. The Department of Energy is funding research to make separating rare earths easier and more efficient, and to promote recy...

Credit: (Image by Robert Tranter.) Tranter explores the reactions of chemicals under high temperatures and pressures. Senior chemist Robert (Rob) Tranter of the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is no stranger to shockwave chemistry, but he received a happy shock of his own when he recently was named a Fellow of the Combustion Institute. Members of the international combustion community who are named Fellows of the Combustion Institute are recognized by their peers as...

Date Time Chemists close in on greener method for making fertilizer After adding a mechanical mixer and salts to their experiments, University of Miami researchers find a new way to convert a polluting gas into a key component of fertilizer. Known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is no laughing matter. The potent greenhouse gas emitted during the production of fertilizer is 300 times more harmful ...

Unique X-Ray Instrument Reveals New Things About Lithium-Rich Battery Materials Written by AZoMApr 12 2021 An international research group working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has gained a better understanding of lithium-rich battery materials with the help of a special X-ray instrument. Wanli Yang, a senior scientist at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, working on a resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) system. Ya...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Wanli Yang, a senior scientist in Berkeley Labs Advanced Light Source, working on a resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) system. Yang adapted the RIXS technique for a recent Joule study... view more  Credit: Berkeley Lab An international team working at the U.S. Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) used a unique X-ray instrument to learn new things about lithium-rich battery materials that have been the subject of much study f...

share: This news release, issued by Johns Hopkins Medicine, describes a novel targeted immunotherapy approach. This new approach employs bispecific antibodies to treat cancer by eliciting a Tcell response against mutated p53. The researchers used the Highly Automated Macromolecular Crystallography (AMX) and Frontier Microfocusing Macromolecular Crystallography (FMX) beamlines to characterize the molecular structure of the proteins. AMX and FMX are beamlines at the National Synchrotron Li...

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne is looking at alternative supply chains for critical materials, says Cynthia Jenks, head of Argonnes circular economy initiative. Mining these materials from our nations urban sources would enhance national security. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Imagine 10 million people, each drinking a bottle of water a day and then deciding on what to do with the container. Do they throw it in the trash, toss it to the gutter or recycle it? This isnt a far-fetch...