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Ingredients for Life Revealed in Meteorites That Fell to Earth

Image - Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt pictured here in this NASA-produced false-color image, may be the source of organic matter found on two meteorites that crashed to Earth in 1998. (Credit: NASA)

X-Rays Provide Key Insights on Path to Lithium-Rich Battery Electrode

Image - Electric car makers are intensely interested in lithium-rich battery cathodes that could significantly increase driving range. A new study opens a path to making them live up to their promise. (Stanford University/3Dgraphic)

Studying Gas Mask Filters So People Can Breathe Easier

Watching a Quantum Material Lose Its Stripes

X-Rays Reveal the Biting Truth About Parrotfish Teeth

Photo - Scientists studied the microstructure of the coral-chomping teeth of the steephead parrotfish, pictured here, to learn about their powerful bite. (Credit: Alex The Reef Fish Geek/Nautilus Scuba Club, Cairns, Australia)

Fuel Cell X-Ray Study Details Effects of Temperature and Moisture on Performance

Image - An X-ray study revealed the size and distribution of tiny pockets of water in fibrous fuel-cell components at different temperatures. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)

Scientists Solve a Magnesium Mystery in Rechargeable Battery Performance

Image - Clip art showing rechargeable batteries in the shape of a car.

NIH Awards $6.5 Million to Berkeley Lab for Augmenting Structural Biology Research Experience

New Study on Graphene-Wrapped Nanocrystals Makes Inroads Toward Next-Gen Fuel Cells

Image - A new study explains how an ultrathin oxide layer (oxygen atoms shown in red) coating graphene-wrapped magnesium nanoparticles (gold) still allows in hydrogen atoms (blue) for hydrogen storage applications. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)

X-ray Footprinting Solves Mystery of Metal-Breathing Protein

Photo - Sayan Gupta, an X-ray footprinting expert demonstrates a type of sample holder that was used to study how a protein binds to a mineral. (Credit: Paul Mueller)

New Studies of Ancient Concrete Could Teach Us to Do as the Romans Did

Photo - This sample shows dissolving phillipsite and the growth of aluminum-tobermorite crystals that serve to strengthen Roman seawater concrete. (Credit: University of Utah)

Researchers ID New Mechanism for Keeping DNA Protein in Line