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Funding: Department of Energy to Provide $24 Million for Computer-Based Materials Design

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide $24 million in new and renewal research awards to advance the development of sophisticated software for computer-based design of novel materials.

Funding: Department of Energy to Provide $20 Million in EPSCoR Grants for Energy-Related Research

Grants to Be Awarded on a Competitive Basis in States and Territories with Historically Lower Levels of Federal Research Funding

Researchers Create Most Complete High-res Atomic Movie of Photosynthesis to Date

In a major step forward, SLAC’s X-ray laser captures all four stable states of the process that produces the oxygen we breathe, as well as fleeting steps in between. The work opens doors to understanding the past and creating a greener future.

Under Pressure, Opposites Attract

Argonne researchers have uncovered a new material that can produce both magnetism and superconductivity.

Meet the Director: Mark Palmer, Accelerator Test Facility

As the director of the Accelerator Test Facility, Mark Palmer helps researchers make particle accelerators smaller, more powerful, and more cost-efficient.

Scientists Make First Detailed Measurements of Key Factors Related to High-temperature Superconductivity

Two studies led by SLAC and Stanford capture electron 'sound waves' and identify a positive feedback loop that may boost superconducting temperatures.

Rising Stars Seek to Learn from the Master: Mother Nature

Trio recognized for uncovering biochemical secrets behind nature’s efficient production of fuels.

The Stories Behind the Science: How Does the Ocean’s Saltiness Affect Tropical Storms?

How two researchers discovered that the factors behind storms’ strength are more complex than scientists previously thought.

Redesigning Poplar Trees to Take the Drought ... and the Salt and the Heat

A multi-institutional team is working on a multi-million-dollar, multi-year project funded by DOE's Office of Science to improve poplar trees to produce more biomass for biofuel applications.

Peering Into 36-Million-Degree Plasma with SLAC’s X-ray Laser

In a first, researchers measure extremely small and fast changes that occur in plasma when it’s zapped with a laser. Their technique will have applications in astrophysics, medicine and fusion energy.

Solving a Plasma Physics Mystery: Magnetic Reconnection

Magnetic reconnection causes storms in space and can damage fusion research devices on earth. Researchers are investigating why and how it happens so fast.

How a Molecular Signal Helps Plant Cells Decide When to Make Oil

A study at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory identifies new details of how a sugar-signaling molecule helps regulate oil production in plant cells.