Brent Grocholski

Washington, D.C.

Senior Editor at Science Magazine

senior editor at AAAS (@sciencemagazine)

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Dec 19, 2024 | science.org | Michael Funk |Ian S. Osborne |Jake Yeston |Madeleine Seale |Sarah Ross |Di Jiang | +7 more

Optomechanics Motions of the quantum collectiveIan S. OsborneMicro- and nanomechanical oscillators can now be manipulated in the quantum regime. They can be entangled with other degrees of freedom and used for quantum teleportation and quantum storage. To date, these systems have been limited to single or pairs of oscillators. Chegnizadeh et al. now demonstrate scale-up, preparing a collective macroscopic system composed of several individual mechanical oscillators in the quantum ground state.
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Oct 17, 2024 | science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Brent Grocholski

Volcanology Unraveling the origin of lavaBrent GrocholskiAirborne molten lava from the Fagradalsfjall vent on the Reykjanes Peninsula, IcelandThe ongoing eruption in Iceland on the Reykjanes Peninsula provides an opportunity to understand mid-crustal magma storage. Matthews et al. studied the composition of the recently erupted magma, which provides information on the conditions of magma storage. The authors found the lava to be from multiple homogeneous but separate magma bodies.
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Sep 19, 2024 | science.org | Caroline Ash |Ankit Walia |Corinne N. Simonti |Brent Grocholski

Virology Cold diversity hotspotsCaroline AshAntarctic giant viruses such as those found in the waters off Greenwich Island are now at risk due to climate change. PHOTO: TRAVEL FOTOWORLD/GETTYIMAGESGiant viruses are important components of marine food webs. Their hosts span a range of eukaryotic organisms, and they associate with the collapse of algal blooms. Using genome-resolved metagenomics, Buscaglia et al.
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Sep 12, 2024 | science.org | Lars Behrendt |Timofey A. Karginov |Cecilia Pessoa Rodrigues |Brent Grocholski

Geophysics Ringing the Earth with a rockslideBrent GrocholskiA rockslide within a glacial canyon in Greenland generated a massive seismic event and tsunami. A large rockslide occurred in Greenland on 16 September 2023 that generated a local tsunami. The event was energetic enough to generate a global signal that resonated for 9 days. Svennevig et al. used a range of geophysical tools to detail the sequence of events that occurred and then determined the origin of the global signal.
In Science Journals

Aug 22, 2024 | science.org | Girardin Jean-Louis |Jake Yeston |Brent Grocholski |Jesse R. Smith

Wind Turbines Better bladesJake S. YestonWind turbine blades are material intensive and are currently made with resins that are difficult to recycle. PHOTO: PETER MACDIARMID/GETTY IMAGESWind energy is a key component of the general push to power the world more sustainably. However, modern blades for use in wind turbines are assembled with epoxy resins that are resource intensive to manufacture and cannot be easily recycled. Clarke et al.
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Jul 18, 2024 | science.org | Jacob H Wilde |Anurag Verma |Zhi Yi Lin |Brent Grocholski

Dielectrics Electric ivyBrent GrocholskiDielectric breakdown propagates through a charged acrylic block, leading to “electrical tree” patterns. IMAGE: RYAN DORMAN AND WILLOW MORRISSEY, ALTERED BY LAURA FIGLEWSKIDielectric materials are important for a number of applications and can accumulate enough charge to discharge catastrophically. Although the shape of these electrical tree discharges have been studied previously, Sturge et al.
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Jun 27, 2024 | science.org | Krishnan K Mahadevan |Dawid Zyla |L. Bryan Ray |Brent Grocholski

Biophysics Deep-sea membranes use the bendsL. Bryan RayDeep sea organisms such as the comb jelly Beroe cucumis, pictured here, produce phospholipids that aid in adaptation to extreme pressure. PHOTO: SEATOPS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTOOpen in viewerExtreme pressures thousands of feet deep in the ocean are sufficient to compress the conformation of the molecules that form biological membranes. Winnikoff et al. explored how comb jellies have adapted to such pressures.
In Science Journals

Jun 27, 2024 | science.org | Krishnan K Mahadevan |Dawid Zyla |L. Bryan Ray |Brent Grocholski

Biophysics Deep-sea membranes use the bendsL. Bryan RayDeep sea organisms such as the comb jelly Beroe cucumis, pictured here, produce phospholipids that aid in adaptation to extreme pressure. PHOTO: SEATOPS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTOExtreme pressures thousands of feet deep in the ocean are sufficient to compress the conformation of the molecules that form biological membranes. Winnikoff et al. explored how comb jellies have adapted to such pressures.
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May 23, 2024 | science.org | W. Brad Ruzicka |Chengyu Deng |Cindy Wen |Brad Wible |Caroline Ash |Jesse R. Smith | +6 more

Political Science Political legacy of technological innovationBrad WibleConservative voting expanded in counties above the Ogallala Aquifer after center-pivot irrigation was introduced in the 1950s. PHOTO: VOLODYMYR ROZUMIIISTOCK PHOTOSupport for conservative politics in parts of the rural US has roots in groundwater and the spread of agricultural technology.
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Mar 7, 2024 | science.org | David Vandael |Matthew T. Tierney |Jaehong Park |Brent Grocholski

Geology Quantifying chemical weatheringBrent GrocholskiMountainous regions with high erosion rates, such as the coastal mountains of eastern Taiwan pictured here, are likely a carbon dioxide source rather than sink. PHOTO: CHON KIT LEONG/ALAMY STOCK PHOTOOpen in viewerThe role of erosion in the modulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide has been challenging to untangle because increased weathering fluxes do not always result in the drawdown of this greenhouse gas. Bufe et al.