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.
January 24, 2022
Making Matter from Collisions of Light
Scientists find strong evidence for the long-predicted Breit-Wheeler effect—generating matter and antimatter from collisions of real photons.
January 21, 2022
Bacterial Carbon Cycling in Soil Is Not a Shared Effort
A few common bacteria use most of the carbon in soil
January 18, 2022
For the First Time, Scientists Rigorously Calculate Three-Particle Scattering from Theory
Nuclear theorists demonstrate a new method for computing the strengths of subatomic interactions that include up to three particles.
January 13, 2022
New Qubits Bring Us One Step Closer to Quantum Networks
Chromium defects in silicon carbide may provide a new platform for quantum information
January 11, 2022
Avoiding Chains of Magnetic Islands May Lead to Fusion Paradise
First observation of embedded magnetic islands paves way for improved fusion reactor designs.
January 7, 2022
Time, More than Genes, Shapes the Poplar Tree Microbiome
Ecological assembly and source tracking models characterize the initial assembly of the poplar microbiome across plant-associated habitats.
January 6, 2022
Near-Surface Gas-Phase Imaging Techniques Give a More Complete Picture of Heterogeneous Catalysis
Researchers improve their scientific understanding of heterogeneous catalysis by imaging the gas just above the surface of the catalyst.
December 22, 2021
Scientists Identify Genes Key to Microbial Colonization of Plant Roots
Identification of an enzyme that microbes deploy in the presence of plants leads to discovery of candidate genes involved in root colonization.
December 20, 2021
Illuminating Magnetic Turbulence in Fusion Plasmas
Electromagnetic waves are used to internally identify turbulent magnetic fluctuations in 100-million-degree fusion plasmas.
December 17, 2021
The Quantum Rodeo
The new “rodeo algorithm” approach for preparing energy states of complex systems on a quantum computer is exponentially faster than other algorithms.