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

Sweeping Lasers Snap Together Nanoscale Geometric Grids

New technique developed by Brookhaven Lab scientists rapidly creates multi-layered, self-assembled grids with fully customizable shapes and compositions.

Protection from the Elements

A simple topcoat of plastic developed at the Center for Solar Fuels, an Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina, helps solar fuel cells withstand wear and tear.

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New ‘Molecular Movie’ Reveals Ultrafast Chemistry in Motion

The Linac Coherent Light Source, an X-ray free-electron laser at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, provided the first direct measurements of how a ring-shaped gas molecule unravels in the millionths of a billionth of a second after it is split open by light.

New Tool on Horizon for Surgeons Treating Cancer Patients

Surgeons could know while their patients are still on the operating table if a tissue is cancerous, according to researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

New NMR Tool Helps Scientists Study Elusive Battery Reaction

A team of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Singapore have discovered how to see the reactions inside a battery using a unique nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) “camera.”

Sweet Spot: Disabling Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

As a spinoff from their research aimed at fighting a specific parasite, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Brandeis University may have found a way around an infectious bacterium’s natural defenses.

A New Look at Surface Chemistry

A team of scientists from Berkeley and Brookhaven national labs, as well as Northwestern and Melbourne universities, have developed a new technique for studying the atomic structure of material surfaces.

Biofuels and Bioenergy (VIDEO)

Thanks to an array of advanced technologies and techniques, scientists at DOE’s Joint BioEnergy Institute are making significant progress in the development of biofuels that are cost-competitive and environmentally sound.

Study Finds a Way to Prevent Fires in Next-Generation Lithium Batteries

In a study that could improve the safety of next-generation batteries, researchers discovered that adding two chemicals to the electrolyte of a lithium metal battery prevents the formation of dendrites – “fingers” of lithium that pierce the barrier between the battery’s halves, causing it to short out, overheat and sometimes burst into flame.

The Protein Problem

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab are using the power of the Titan supercomputer coupled with the intense pulsed beams at the Spallation Neutron Source to unravel the structure and function of one of nature’s most vital actors.

Argonne Confirms New Commercial Method For Producing Medical Isotope

The effort to secure a stable, domestic source of a critical medical isotope reached an important milestone this month as the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory demonstrated the production, separation and purification of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) using a process developed in cooperation with SHINE Medical Technologies.

Argonne Scientists Announce First Room-Temperature Magnetic Skyrmion Bubbles

Researchers at UCLA and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory announced today a new method for creating magnetic skyrmion bubbles at room temperature.