2013 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Batteries as They Are Meant to be Seen

In the search for long-lasting, inexpensive rechargeable batteries, researchers develop more realistic methods to study the materials in action.

Chemist Direct Recommends Daily Intake of the ‘Sunshine’ Vitamin D for Essential Body Functions, Calcium Absorption and Pain Reduction for Certain Chronic Ills

A collaboration of international researchers with Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light ALS, a DOE national user facility, demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency also reduces bone quality.

Surprising Finds in a Rare Plant’s Mitochondrial Genome

Rare and ancient plant gobbles up entire mitochondria from other plants and holds onto them for eons.

A Micro-Muscular Break Through

Berkeley Lab researchers make a powerful new microscale torsional muscle/motor from vanadium dioxide.

X-ray Laser Maps Important Drug Target

New technology allows faster, more accurate imaging of hard-to-study membrane proteins.

DOE Nominees Among Outstanding Early-Career Scientists Honored by President Obama

The list of researchers named today by President Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) includes 13 nominated by the Department of Energy.

New Energy Research Facility at Brookhaven Lab Awarded LEED Gold Designation for Being 'Green'

The Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB) for energy research at Brookhaven Lab was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for its energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable design, construction, and operations.

UA Chemist Leads Supercomputer Effort to Aid Nuclear Understanding

Two of the nation’s fastest supercomputers will aid a research team, led by a University of Alabama computational chemist, in guiding both the development of new nuclear fuels and clean-up efforts from past nuclear fuel and weapon production.

A Role of Sugar Uptake in Breast Cancer Revealed

Berkeley Lab Researchers show that aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy.

Small Size Enhances Charge Transfer in Quantum Dots

Single-particle study identifies possible path to improved conversion of sunlight to electricity in photovoltaic devices.

Meet Higgs Boson Detective Joe Incandela, Profiled on CNN

Incandela, Senior Spokesperson for CERN’s Compact Muon Solenoid experiment, also led successful physics research at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Deadline of Jan. 10 Nears for University Faculty Interested in Conducting Scientific Research at a National Lab in Summer 2014 to Apply

University and college faculty interested in gaining a unique scientific experience by working collaboratively with researchers at a DOE host laboratory have until Jan. 10, 2014, to apply for the Visiting Faculty Program, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science announced today.