Scientists Study the Effects of Warming on Puerto Rican Forest
With support from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, researchers from Michigan Technological University, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey are trying to get a handle on the impact that climate change—particularly warming—is likely to have on the tropical forests of the world by studying the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico.
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Diamond Plates Create Nanostructures Through Pressure, Not Chemistry
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new and original method of using simple pressure – a kind of high-tech embossing – to produce finer and cleaner results in forming silver nanostructures than current chemical methods.
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Metal Particles in Solids Aren't as Fixed as They Seem, New Memristor Study Shows
In work that unmasks some of the magic behind memristors and "resistive random access memory," or RRAM—cutting-edge computer components that combine logic and memory functions—researchers at the University of Michigan have shown that the metal particles in memristors don't stay put as previously thought.
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Massive 30-ton MicroBooNE Particle Detector Moved Into Place, Will See Neutrinos This Year
The MicroBooNE detector – a 30-ton, 40-foot-long cylindrical metal tank designed to detect ghostly particles called neutrinos – was carefully transported by truck across the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab site, from the warehouse building it was constructed in to the experimental hall three miles away.
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Computing Power For All
The Open Science Grid enables faster, more efficient analysis of LHC data—and also contributes to advancements in fields from geology to medicine.
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The JBEI GT Collection: A New Resource for Advanced Biofuels Research
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have unveiled the first glycosyltransferase clone collection specifically targeted for the study of the biosynthesis of plant cell walls.
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Protons Power Protein Portal to Push Zinc Out of Cells
Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University report they have deciphered the inner workings of a protein called YiiP that prevents the lethal buildup of zinc inside bacteria.
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Clouds Up Close
Study shows that current climate models lacking high spatial resolution are biased toward accelerating the transition from stratocumulus clouds to cumulus clouds. The findings could lead to more accurate climate projections and the development and implementation of better-informed policies related to climate change.
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New Los Alamos Approach May be Key to Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Real Gains in Efficiency
Researchers have demonstrated an almost four-fold boost of the carrier multiplication yield with nanoengineered quantum dots.
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Winter's Over & It's Time to Grow Again--How Does a Tree Know?
A team led by molecular geneticists from Michigan Technological University has identified and characterized a gene that tells a poplar tree when winter ends and a spring growing season begins.
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Dynamic Spectroscopy Duo
2D electronic-vibrational spectroscopy technique provides unprecedented look into photochemical reactions.
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DOE Awards $100 Million for Innovative Energy Research
WASHINGTON – U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the awarding of $100 million for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build the 21st-century energy economy.
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