In 1981, Roald Hoffmann and Kenichi Fukui shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions”. Had R. B. Woodward (1917 - 1979) lived two years longer, he would surely have received his second Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to ...
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Miniature Dungey-like cycle and discrete aurora at MarsWith its non-uniform distribution of crustal magnetic fields, Mars exhibits complex and highly variable auroral patterns related to both planetary rotation and solar wind conditions. Using in situ electron, ion, and magnetic field data from the Mars Atmospheric and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission, we show that auroral processes associated with ...
Nearly all energy conversion and information processing technologies rely on charge and spin transport in systems that are far from equilibrium. The goal to understand and control these processes motivates the need to develop methods to probe the underlying electron dynamics in functional materials on the relevant scales of time ...
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Popping the Science Bubble: Antimatter and dark matterLearn about cutting-edge research happening at UC Berkeley, directly from the scientists themselves. Join Popping the Science Bubble in the second floor Mystery Room or join us virtually on Zoom: http://bit.ly/PtSBBerkeley (register at the link).This month's presentations will be:Searching for Dark Matter: Axions! - Shreya Puranam, PhysicsOnly 15% of the matter ...
Over the past three years, a collaborative partnership between community scientists and academic mycologists, organized through the Fungal Diversity Survey (FunDiS) and funded by the California Institute for Biodiversity, has transformed our understanding of California’s macrofungal diversity. Together, we have documented, DNA barcoded, and accessioned more than 11,000 fungal collections ...
