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.

August 9, 2021

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Quantum Materials Cloak Thermal Radiation

A unique coating camouflages the temperature of an underlying material

August 6, 2021

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Lighting the Way for Nanotube Innovation

Nanotubes with designed defects allow better performance for next-generation optical telecommunications.

August 4, 2021

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Quantum Computing Enables Unprecedented Materials Science Simulations

Multi-institutional team provides a foundation for unraveling the mysteries of magnetic materials.

August 2, 2021

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New Theory Hints at More Efficient Way to Develop Quantum Algorithms

Research points to a way to design efficient quantum algorithms systematically, not by trial and error.

July 29, 2021

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Watching Light Break Down a Model Photocatalyst in Near Real Time

Researchers take ultrafast infrared spectroscopy snapshots of how light breaks down gas phase iron pentacarbonyl.

July 26, 2021

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Warming Soil Means Stronger Microbe Networks

Soil warming leads to more complex, larger, and more connected networks of microbes in those soils.

July 22, 2021

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New Imaging Isotope Meets Promising Therapy Isotopes

New production methods for cerium-134 advance technologies for imaging human disease and guiding treatment.

July 21, 2021

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New Elegant Method for Rapid Recovery of Anti-Cancer Agent At-211

A high-speed, high-yield recovery approach for At-211 means improved availability of this cancer-treating isotope.

July 20, 2021

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Harnessing the Power of Uranium to Treat Disease

New system makes it easier to produce isotopes for radiopharmaceutical therapy.

July 19, 2021

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Scientists Further Their Investigation into the Origin of Elements in the Universe

A key reaction in the slow neutron-capture process that forms elements occurs less frequently than previously thought.