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New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid

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

Science in Service

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

March Madness, But With A Mission

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

Dark Matter and Discovery

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

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

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.

Quantum Tricks Drive Magnetic Switching Into the Fast Lane

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

ORNL Microscopy Uncovers "Dancing" Silicon Atoms in Graphene

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

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

Accelerating Particles Accelerates Science — With Big Benefits for Society

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.