2015 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Event Marks Beginning of Landmark Ecosystem Experiment

Scientists are getting a glimpse of the future with a Department of Energy large-scale experiment designed to answer questions about how carbon-rich peatlands will respond to projected warming of the climate and increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

ORNL Chemical Sampling Interface Features Simplicity and Speed

In mere seconds, a system developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory can identify and characterize a solid or liquid sample, providing a valuable tool with applications in material science, forensics, pharmaceuticals, biology and chemistry.

New Catalyst May Hasten Commercialization of Fuel Cell Vehicles

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new fuel cell catalyst using earthly abundant materials with performance that is comparable to platinum in laboratory tests.

Cellular Contamination Pathway for Plutonium, Other Heavy Elements, Identified

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have reported a major advance in understanding the biological chemistry of radioactive metals, opening up new avenues of research into strategies for remedial action in the event of possible human exposure to nuclear contaminants.

Partnerships Put the “Go” in the GoAmazon 2014/15 Campaign

GoAmazon, the largest international deployment of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility, is giving scientists new insights into the interactions of important regional climactic variables including river breezes, aerosols, cloud life cycles, lightning strikes and precipitation.

Another Milestone in Hybrid Artificial Photosynthesis

A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) developing a bioinorganic hybrid approach to artificial photosynthesis have achieved another milestone.

Argonne Pushing Boundaries of Computing in Engine Simulations

For the first time, scientists will use the power of Mira, the fifth-fastest supercomputer in the world, to gain further insight into the inner workings of combustion engines.

Carbon Number Crunching

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a refined measurement of China’s fossil-fuel carbon emissions.

PNNL to Tackle Future Grid Challenges Through New Facility

With the opening this week of the Systems Engineering Building at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a new suite of capabilities becomes available to researchers and industry to tackle the nation's top challenges in grid modernization, buildings efficiency and renewable energy integration.

Viral Comparisons

A team of comparative genomics and computational science researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are exploring the viral universe with methods that sample and sequence the genomes of different viral species in a matter of hours.

Optimizing Biofuel Production in Yeast

Researchers at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are finding important new insights into the metabolic processes of yeasts, which could make them better producers of biofuels.

The Future of Forecasting

Researchers from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) have used the Titan supercomputer, located at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to refine their weather prediction model, the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS), in hopes of further understanding their future computational needs for more localized weather forecasts.

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