Each year, scientists with the Office of Science, at our national laboratories, and supported by the Office of Science at the nation’s colleges and universities, publish thousands of research findings in the scientific literature. About 200 of these are selected annually by their respective program areas in the Office of Science as publication highlights of special note.
For the archive of past publication highlights, click here.
February 27, 2023
Scientists Twist X-Rays with Artificial Spin Crystals
Patterned arrays of nanomagnets produce X-ray beams with a switchable rotating wavefront twist.
February 24, 2023
Shape-Shifting Experiment Challenges Interpretation of How Cadmium Nuclei Move
In conflict with a long-held explanation of cadmium isotope motion, a new experiment found that cadmium-106 may rotate instead of vibrate.
February 23, 2023
When Material Goes Quantum, Electrons Slow Down and Form a Crystal
Researchers detect an exotic electron phase called Wigner crystal in tungsten diselenide/tungsten disulfide moiré superlattices.
February 21, 2023
Machine Learning Takes Hold in Nuclear Physics
As machine learning tools gain momentum, a review of machine learning projects reveals these tools are already in use throughout nuclear physics.
February 17, 2023
A Trial Run for Smart Streaming Readouts
Nuclear physicists test whether next generation artificial intelligence and machine learning tools can process experimental data in real time.
February 15, 2023
A Plutonium Needle in a Haystack
New results could significantly improve resonance ionization mass spectrometry ultra-trace analysis of plutonium isotopes.
February 13, 2023
Particles Pick Pair Partners Differently in Small Nuclei
Particles choose partners for short-range correlations differently when farther apart in light nuclei versus when packed closer together in heavy nuclei.
February 9, 2023
Hijacking the Hijackers: Engineering Bacterial Viruses to Genetically Modify their Hosts
Researchers use CRISPR to engineer a bacteriophage to deliver DNA into targeted members of microbial communities for precise genome editing.
February 7, 2023
PREX, CREX, and Nuclear Models: The Plot Thickens
The results of parity-violating electron scattering experiments PREX and CREX suggest a disagreement with global nuclear models.
February 2, 2023
Stuck in the Rough: How Aging Reactor Walls May Exhibit Lower Erosion
Roughening of fusion reactor wall surfaces over time may significantly reduce erosion rate predictions