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Opening the Eye-Popping Possibilities of the Smallest Scales

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Scientists are probing the bottom – and building up new materials – thanks to the Office of Science’s Nanoscale Science Research Centers.

Whirlpools on the Nanoscale Could Multiply Magnetic Memory

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

At the Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab scientists join an international team to control spin orientation in magnetic nanodisks.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Recognizes Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory as State’s Top Environmental Steward

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

DEP program encourages facilities across the state to voluntarily exceed regulatory requirements.

DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Approach could be useful in fabricating new kinds of materials with engineered properties.

Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Berkeley Lab Researchers Report First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem.

The DOE Joint Genome Institute Expands Capabilities via New Partnerships

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

With the publication last year of its strategic plan, “Forging the Future — A Ten-Year Strategic Vision” the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has positioned itself to provide the most current technology and expertise to their users so that they can address pressing energy and environmental scientific challenges.

Searching for Knowledge, ‘To infinity, and beyond!’

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Quest for dark matter takes Office of Science supported research from high in the sky to deep underground.

An Invitation for Family Fun at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab’s Open House on June 1

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Office of Science’s Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL) Open House will be a fun science festival for every age, with NASA moon rocks, a Hall of Machines, an art show of paintings of PPPL, science activities for kids and tours of fusion machines.

Little Drop Goes a Long Way in Studying Microbial and Atmospheric Reactions

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

New technique developed by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has potential to make a big splash.

Nomination Deadlines for the Fermi and Lawrence Awards Extended Until July 8, 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Office of Science is accepting nominations for the 2013 Enrico Fermi and E. O. Lawrence Awards through July 8, 2013.

Mathematics of Popping Bubbles in a Foam

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Berkeley Lab researchers solved the complex and widely-applicable equations in a matter of days instead of almost a year thanks to the supercomputers at DOE’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center.

Berkeley Lab’s Aydın Buluç Wins 2013 DOE Early Career Award

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Aydın Buluç of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (Berkeley Lab’s) Computational Research Division (CRD) has been honored with a 2013 Department of Energy’s (DOE) Early Career Award for his work on energy-efficient parallel graph and data mining algorithms.

Revolutionary Experiment Begins Massive Move to Study Muons

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Brookhaven Lab and Fermilab are moving a 50-foot-wide ring 3,200 miles in order to open new possibilities in particle physics.

DOE’s Office of Science Announces 61 Scientists to Receive Early Career Research Program Funding

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Program provides support to exceptional researchers.

ESP Via Mathematics in Uncertainty Quantification

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Lab are turning ambiguity into accuracy.

New Dark Matter Detector Begins Search for Invisible Particles

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Scientists this week heard their first pops in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles.

Brookhaven Lab's Gianluigi De Geronimo Named a Battelle 'Inventor of the Year'

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Honored for designing microelectronics used in science experiments, tools for national security and medical imaging.

Does Antimatter Fall Up or Down?

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Berkeley Lab physicists and their colleagues in CERN’s ALPHA experiment present the first direct evidence of how atoms of antimatter interact with gravity.

Fermilab Welcomes New Additions to its ‘Particle Zoo’

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

See photos of the three baby bison that have joined the herd at the Office of Science lab.

Students from California and Indiana Win DOE’s 23rd National Science Bowl

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Successful Competition Highlights Importance of Investing in Next Generation of Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Fields.

Bold Move Forward in Molecular Analyses

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop New Metrics for X-ray and Neutron Analysis of Flexible Macromolecules.

New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Top Office of Science researchers are tackling America's major energy challenges.

Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Promising results are a step toward a range of renewable energy strategies fueled by Nature.

Scientists See Nanoparticles Form Larger Structures in Real Time

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

In a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have for the first time seen the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in situ, that is, in place as it occurs in real-time.

Science in Service

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

An Earth Day look at sustainability efforts of our national labs.

March Madness, But With A Mission

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Upcoming Science Bowl Finals will show that it truly is a competition like no other.

Department of Energy to Compete Management and Operating Contract for Brookhaven National Laboratory

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Competition may lead to improved cost efficiencies as well as new and innovative approaches for planning the lab's future.

Underground Experiment Sees Possible Hints of Dark Matter

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment, which is supported by the Office of Science, adds new intrigue to the hunt for dark matter.

Argonne a Top Place to Work for Postdocs in 2013

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

For the third year in a row, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is one of the 10 best places to work as a postdoctoral researcher, according to The Scientist magazine’s annual survey.

INCITE Program Accepting Proposals for Time on its Leadership-Class Supercomputers

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Some of the toughest challenges in science and engineering to be addressed through total awards of more than five billion-core hours.

Dark Matter and Discovery

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Office of Science supported experiment captures potential signals from potent particles.

Doors Open at New Interdisciplinary Science Building for Energy Research at Brookhaven Lab

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

On April 11, 2013, the doors were opened at the Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB), a new world-class research facility at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory where scientists will work to drive breakthrough solutions to the nation's energy challenges.

FY 2014 Budget Request to Congress for DOE’s Office of Science

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Director Bill Brinkman presents the details of the Office of Science FY 2014 budget request.

Energy Department Announces Prizes for 2013 National Science Bowl

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the prizes for which middle and high school teams from across the nation will compete at this year’s National Science Bowl, held from April 25 to April 29 in Washington, D.C.

Battery Research at NSLS Aims to Solve Energy Storage Challenges

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The next big frontier for battery technology is efficient, grid-scale storage. Experiments to exploit the properties of single-use alkaline batteries for large-scale batteries could lead to the next energy revolution and provide safe storage for immense amounts of power.

Quantum Tricks Drive Magnetic Switching Into the Fast Lane

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

All-optical switching promises terahertz-speed hard drive and RAM memory.

DOE Announces Five-Year Renewal of Funding for Bioenergy Research Centers

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Centers will receive $25 million per year for innovative biofuel research.

First Data Released from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Office of Science-supported mission provides precise measurements of cosmic rays.

ORNL Microscopy Uncovers "Dancing" Silicon Atoms in Graphene

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Jumping silicon atoms are the stars of an atomic scale ballet featured in a new study from the Office of Science's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Final Tickets Have Been Punched . . . For a Competition Like No Other

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Regional competitions for the National Science Bowl have concluded. See the finalists, and return for future updates here.

Brookhaven Science Associates Names Doon Gibbs Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Board of Directors of Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) today named Interim Laboratory Director Doon Gibbs as the next Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective immediately

Making Do with More: Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Engineer Plant Cell Walls to Boost Sugar Yields for Biofuels

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Using the tools of synthetic biology, JBEI researchers are engineering healthy plants whose lignocellulosic biomass can more easily be broken down into simple sugars for the production of clean, green and renewable advanced biofuels.

NOvA neutrino detector records first 3-D particle tracks

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Using the first completed section of the NOvA neutrino detector, scientists have begun collecting data from cosmic rays—particles produced by a constant rain of atomic nuclei falling on the Earth’s atmosphere from space .

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory achieves milestone, completing first part of heart of fusion experiment

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Engineers and technicians at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have completed a crucial stage of the $94 million upgrade of the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX), the Laboratory’s major fusion project.

Accelerating Particles Accelerates Science — With Big Benefits for Society

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Tackling the most challenging problems in accelerator science attracts the world's best and brightest to Brookhaven Lab. It's only natural that ideas and techniques born here take root in new research facilities around the world — and spark a host of spin-off applications for industry, medicine, national security, and more.

Fake Shewanella reveals how bacteria breathe iron

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Electrons conduct through bacterial proteins directly to minerals containing iron.

Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Metamaterials to Observe Giant Photonic Spin Hall Effect

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Engineering a unique metamaterial of gold nanoantennas, Berkeley Lab researchers were able to obtain the strongest signal yet of the photonic spin Hall effect, an optical phenomenon of quantum mechanics that could play a prominent role in the future of computing.

Building the Massive Simulation Sets Essential to Planck Results

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Using NERSC supercomputers, Berkeley Lab scientists generate thousands of simulations to analyze the flood of data from the Planck mission.

The Final Brackets Are Being Set . . . For a Competition Like No Other

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Two more teams joined the tourney of National Science Bowl finalists. See the newest winners, and return for future updates here.

Breakthrough Research Shows Chemical Reaction in Real Time

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Menlo Park, Calif. — The ultrafast, ultrabright X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) have enabled unprecedented views of a catalyst in action, an important step in the effort to develop cleaner and more efficient energy sources.