2014 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Isolated Atoms Quickly Tackle Carbon Monoxide, Potentially Reducing Lean-burn Engine Emissions

A team of scientists, including two at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, discovered that isolated palladium atoms could reduce emissions in the first 30 seconds after you start the car.

Study Reveals 'Bellhops' in Cell Walls Can Double as Hormones

Using SLAC's Synchrotron, researchers have discovered that some common messenger molecules in human cells double as hormones when bound to a protein that interacts with DNA.

A Quick Look at Electron-Boson Coupling

Berkeley Lab researchers use ultrafast spectroscopy on many body effects.

Coding the Cracks

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory use Mira to study stress-corrosion cracking in silicates.

Fast and Rigorous: Finding Surface Reflectivity by Looking Up at Clouds

New method developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory efficiently estimates surface reflectivity from incoming sunlight bounced back by clouds.

President Obama Honors Nation’s Top Scientists and Innovators

President Obama today announced a new class of recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation—our Nation’s highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. Included in this new class of recipients was SLAC Director Emeritus Dr. Burton Richter.

Martin L. Perl, Winner of 1995 Nobel Prize for Discovery of Tau Lepton, Dead at 87

Martin L. Perl, a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in physics for discovery of the tau lepton, died Sept. 30 at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto at the age of 87.

Team Advances Understanding of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s Meltwater Channels

An international research team’s field work is showing that, well, things are more complicated than we thought.

2015 DOE JGI’s Science Portfolio Delves Deeper into the Earth’s Data Mine

The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, has announced that 32 new projects have been selected for the 2015 Community Science Program (CSP).

Registration Opens Wednesday for 25th Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl^®

During the competition, students will participate in a fast-paced verbal forum to solve technical problems and answer questions from all branches of science and math.

New Imaging Capability Reveals Possible Key to Extending Battery Lifetime and Capacity

A novel X-ray technique used at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source has revealed surprising dynamics in the nanomechanics of operating batteries and suggests a way to mitigate battery failures by minimizing the generation of elastic energy.

Growth of an Ultra-thin Layered Structure Offers Surprises

Researchers from the University of Vermont recently investigated an example of “heteroepitaxial” growth, in which one material is grown on the surface of a second material that has a similar crystal structure as the first.