![Illustration of spin and orbital structures Illustration of spin and orbital structures of the Sr2FeReO6 double perovskite composed of localized 3d orbitals (red) and spin-orbit coupled 5d orbitals (blue).](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Image%20for%20Lee%20highlight%2012-03-18.jpg?itok=jJpOWi3U)
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![Illustration of spin and orbital structures Illustration of spin and orbital structures of the Sr2FeReO6 double perovskite composed of localized 3d orbitals (red) and spin-orbit coupled 5d orbitals (blue).](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Image%20for%20Lee%20highlight%2012-03-18.jpg?itok=jJpOWi3U)
![Next-generation fiber-reinforced composites may monitor their own structural health, detect damage, and issue early warnings. When enough electrically conductive fiber is embedded in a polymer matrix, the bulk composite becomes electrically conductive. Se](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Composite%20Graphic.jpg?h=972c50f2&itok=iddiFRKf)
Researchers utilized a roll-to-roll process to coat electrically conductive carbon fibers with semiconducting silicon carbide nanoparticles—demonstrating a scalable method to make reinforcing fibers for composite applications requiring strong
![Peculiar outer-sphere water coordination of trivalent lanthanide complexes is shown in experiment and computation to correlate with the lanthanide selectivity of a diglycolamide ligand in the biphasic separation system](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-04/Outer-Sphere%20Water%20Clusters%20thmnl_0.jpg?h=ed6b2544&itok=p7m76Pgo)
Peculiar outer-sphere water coordination of trivalent lanthanide complexes is shown in experiment and computation to correlate with the lanthanide selectivity of a diglycolamide ligand in the biphasic separation system
![New iCOF material selectively sequesters Cr(VI) oxoanions in the presence of other anions, such as sulfate and nitrate.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-04/BES_highlight_SJP%20thmnlw.jpg?h=394421b2&itok=xQe2gPPd)
New iCOF material selectively sequesters Cr(VI) oxoanions in the presence of other anions, such as sulfate and nitrate.
![The clusters are assembled through steric and electrostatic forces, with the chloride anions (green spheres) residing in equidistant ‘clefts’ between coordinating diglycolamide ligands in positions that satisfy both repulsive and attractive ion-ion interactions.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-04/Trefoil%20thmnlw_1.jpg?h=0f3da717&itok=SxlSuF5i)
The clusters are assembled through steric and electrostatic forces, with the chloride anions (green spheres) residing in equidistant ‘clefts’ between coordinating diglycolamide ligands in positions that satisfy both repulsive and attractive ion-ion
![Nanoscale spikes of carbon help catalyze a reaction that generates ammonia from nitrogen and water. Nanoscale spikes of carbon help catalyze a reaction that generates ammonia from nitrogen and water.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/nanospikes%20NH3.png?itok=sI4gNuQf)
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 2, 2018—The search for a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly method of ammonia production for fertilizer has led to the discovery of a new type of catalytic reaction.
![Illustration of satellite in front of glowing orange celestial body](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/NASA_Parker_Solar_Probe_rendering.jpg?h=90c266c4&itok=KqHQKRNt)
A shield assembly that protects an instrument measuring ion and electron fluxes for a NASA mission to touch the Sun was tested in extreme experimental environments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory—and passed with flying colors.
![Direct air capture of CO2 via aqueous-phase absorption and crystalline-phase release using concentrated solar power.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-04/direct%20air%20capture%20thmnlw.jpg?h=39e1ac82&itok=GK7ipg_b)
Direct air capture of CO2 via aqueous-phase absorption and crystalline-phase release