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

Major Innovation in Molecular Imaging Delivers Spatial and Spectral Info Simultaneously

Berkeley Lab scientist invents technique to combine spectroscopy with super-resolution microscopy, enabling new ways to examine cell structures and study diseases.

Surprising Discoveries About 2D Molybdenum Disulfide

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have used a unique nano-optical probe to study the effects of illumination on two-dimensional semiconductors at the molecular level.

Dark Energy Survey Finds More Celestial Neighbors

Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey, using one of the world’s most powerful digital cameras, have discovered eight more faint celestial objects hovering near our Milky Way galaxy.

Insight Into Obscure Transition Uncovered by X-rays

The list of potential mechanisms that underlie an unusual metal-insulator transition has been narrowed by a team of scientists at Argonne and Lawrence Berkeley national laboratories and the University of Arkansas using a combination of X-ray techniques.

The Pressure Is On

Researchers with Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL’s) Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) have developed technology to squeeze materials with a million times the pressure of the earth’s atmosphere while studying them with neutrons.

Microscopic Rake Doubles Efficiency of Low-cost Solar Cells

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have developed a manufacturing technique that could double the electricity output of inexpensive solar cells by using a microscopic rake when applying light-harvesting polymers.

Erdemir Receives Patent for Ultra-Fast Surface Hardening Technology

A newly patented technology by Distinguished Fellow Ali Erdemir and his team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory could greatly extend the lifetime of mechanical parts.

New Mathematics Advances the Frontier of Macromolecular Imaging

Berkeley Lab scientists are solving the challenge of reconstructing images of nanostructures – objects a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair – with a new mathematical theory and an algorithm, multi-tiered iterative phasing or M-TIP.

Critical Materials Institute Rare-Earth Recycling Invention Licensed to U.S Rare Earths

A new technology developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute that aids in the recycling, recovery and extraction of rare earth minerals has been licensed to U.S. Rare Earths, Inc.

New ORNL Hybrid Microscope Offers Unparalleled Capabilities

A microscope being developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will allow scientists studying biological and synthetic materials to simultaneously observe chemical and physical properties on and beneath the surface.

Warning Area in Arctic Airspace to Aid Research and Exploration

Scientists at the Atmospheric Measurement Climate Research Facility are working with personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration in the stewardship of a protected area of airspace, in order to gather data on clouds and atmospheric constituents and track the movement of retreating sea ice.

Copper Clusters Capture and Convert Carbon Dioxide to Make Fuel

A copper tetramer catalyst created by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory may help capture and convert carbon dioxide in a way that ultimately saves energy.