Berkeley Lab Develops Nanoscope to Probe Chemistry on the Molecular Scale
New technique uses infrared synchrotron light and atomic force microscopy to study batteries, cell membranes, stardust, and other complex systems on the nanoscale.
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DOE’s Office of Science Selects 35 Scientists to Receive Early Career Research Program Funding
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected 35 scientists from across the nation – including 17 from DOE’s national laboratories and 18 from U.S. universities – to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE’s Early Career Research Program.
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Scientists Find X-rays Can Cause Reversible Resistance Changes
In a new study, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory looked at how a material’s electrical resistance changes when it is irradiated with these high-energy X-rays.
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Scientists to Map Universe in 3-D HD
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will create the clearest three-dimensional map yet of one-third of the sky.
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Oak Ridge National Lab Paper Examines Clues for Superconductivity in an Iron-based Material
For the first time, scientists have a clearer understanding of how to control the appearance of a superconducting phase in a material, adding crucial fundamental knowledge and perhaps setting the stage for advances in the field of superconductivity.
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Finding by Berkeley Lab Researchers at the Molecular Foundry Opens the Door to Better Doping of Semiconductor Nanocrystals
A team led by Delia Milliron, a chemist at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry, a U.S Department of Energy (DOE) national nanoscience center, has demonstrated that equally important as the amount of dopant is how the dopant is distributed on the surface and throughout the material.
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Study in 'Science' Finds Missing Piece of Biogeochemical Puzzle in Aquifers
A study published in Science by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory may dramatically shift our understanding of the complex dance of microbes and minerals that takes place in aquifers deep underground.
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Edgy Look at 2D Molybdenum Disulfide
Berkeley Lab researchers observe 1D edge states critical to nanoelectronic and photonic applications.
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Argonne Announces New Center for Integrated Resiliency Analyses
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory announced today that it is forming a new research center to enhance resiliency for major disruptive events, such as natural disasters and climate change, called the Center for Integrated Resiliency Analyses (CIRA).
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New Material for Flat Semiconductors
Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have found a two-dimensional, self-assembling material that might produce solar cells or transistors.
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Harnessing Magnetic Vortices for Making Nanoscale Antennas
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are seeking ways to synchronize the magnetic spins in nanoscale devices to build tiny yet more powerful signal-generating or receiving antennas and other electronics.
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Multilayer, Microscale Solar Cells Enable Ultrahigh Efficiency Power Generation
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign use a printing process to assemble tiny cells into multilayer stacks for extraordinary levels of photovoltaic conversion efficiency.
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