Science

New imaging method reveals nanoscale details about DNA: Enhancement to super-resolution microscopy shows orientation of individual molecules, providing a new window into DNA's structure and dynamics

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A new imaging technique allows researchers to image both the position and orientation of single fluorescent molecules attached to DNA.

Three Space Station Crew Members Return to Earth, Land Safely in Kazakhstan

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Researchers refine method for detecting quantum entanglement

Entanglement in quantum physics is the ability of two or more particles to be related to each other in ways which are beyond what is possible in classical physics.

NASA Electric Research Plane Gets X Number, New Name

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Gluttonous Star May Hold Clues to Planet Formation

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The brightness of outbursting star FU Orionis has been slowly fading since its initial flare-up in 1936. Researchers found...

Detection of Methanol Shows Comets are Forming in Distant Solar System

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Universe's First Life Might Have Been Born on Carbon Planets

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New Mathematics Accurately Captures Liquids and Surfaces Moving in Synergy

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A new mathematical framework developed at Berkeley Lab allows researchers to capture fluid dynamics at unprecedented detail....