Each year, scientists with the Office of Science, at our national laboratories, and supported by the Office of Science at the nation’s colleges and universities, publish thousands of research findings in the scientific literature. About 200 of these are selected annually by their respective program areas in the Office of Science as publication highlights of special note.
For the archive of past publication highlights, click here.
May 9, 2022
How Does Drizzle Form? Machine Learning Improves Models of these Processes
Machine Learning offers New Insights and New Parameterization for the path from Drizzle Drops to Warm Rain
May 5, 2022
Recycling Greenhouse Gases with Biotechnology
Biological production of acetone and isopropanol by gas fermentation captures more carbon than it releases.
May 4, 2022
New Error Mitigation Approach helps Quantum Computers Level Up
Noise estimation circuits, in conjunction with other error mitigation methods, produce reliable results for quantum computer-based materials simulations.
May 3, 2022
Particle Accelerators May Get a Boost from Oxygen
Adding a little oxygen to particle accelerator structures may make them more efficient and easier to build.
April 29, 2022
The Source of the Aurora Borealis: Electrons Surfing on Alfvén Waves
Laboratory measurements give new insights into the physics of auroral electron acceleration by Alfvén waves.
April 26, 2022
Decoding the Lifecycle of Photogenerated Charges
Monitoring photo-excited electrons in real time with nanometer sensitivity reveals strengths and weaknesses in a common light-harvesting material.
April 21, 2022
New Quantum Network Shares Information at a Scale Practical for Future Real-World Applications
Researchers enable real-time adjustments to communication among three remote nodes in a quantum network.
April 19, 2022
Peatland Plants Hide Responses to Environmental Change
Fine roots grow dramatically faster in an experimentally warmed peatland
April 14, 2022
Machine Learning Helps Predict Protein Functions
Computers learn from a combination of experimental and evolutionary data to enhance the function of useful proteins.
April 12, 2022
Predicting Methane Dynamics during Drought Recovery
A new model predicts small-scale differences in methane emissions from tropical soils on a hillside during drought and recovery.