2011 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Cooking Up Hot Quark Soup

Near-light-speed collisions of gold ions provide a recipe for in-depth explorations of matter and fundamental forces.

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Nations Work Together to Discover New Element

The discovery of element 117 increases evidence for the "island of stability" in super-heavy nuclei, opening new frontiers of chemistry.

New Catalyst Opens Way to Next-Generation Fuel Cells

A new highly stable catalyst developed at Brookhaven Lab lowers barriers to commercial use of fuel cells in vehicles and stationary applications.

From Gasoline to Grassoline: Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass

A microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass was developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Fundamental studies in catalysis enabled the use of efficient “lean-burn” engines for vehicle transportation.

Graphene: Amazing Material Found Thanks to Scotch Tape and Persistent Science

What do you get when you combine pencil lead, scotch tape, and persistent science? A Nobel Prize . . . and a new world of potential applications.

From Gadgets to Labs: Morgan State Alum Jewel Adgerson

Pacific Northwest National Lab engineer goes from breaking small gadgets to building up students.

Five students and a teacher wearing medals and holding a banner that reads US Dept of Energy National Science Bowl

A Glimpse at the Regional Science Bowls

Students across the nation compete for a spot at the final National Science Bowl competition. Check out the action at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s regional event.