Decoding Dengue and West Nile
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Purdue University use Argonne Lab’s Advanced Photon Source to take steps toward control of growing public health problems.
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Quarks in the Looking Glass
Researchers at Jefferson Lab probe properties of ‘mirror symmetry’ in quarks and provide a new and much more precise measurement of one of their key properties.
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Crossover Sound: Researchers Find Unambiguous Evidence for Coherent Phonons in Superlattices
Berkeley Lab scientists played a prominent role in an experiment in which phonons – the acoustic counterparts of photons – crossed back and forth between waves and particles.
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Ballistic Transport in Graphene Suggests New Type of Electronic Device
Using electrons more like photons could provide the foundation for a new type of electronic device that would capitalize on the ability of graphene to carry electrons with almost no resistance even at room temperature – a property known as ballistic transport.
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How a Shape-shifting DNA-repair Machine Fights Cancer
Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source reveals inner-workings of essential protein found throughout life.
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Big Chill Sets in as RHIC Physics Heats Up
Run 14 promises highest collision rates enabling exploration of detailed properties of early-universe matter
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President Obama Welcomes 2013 Fermi Award Winners to the White House
Drs. Allan J. Bard and Andrew Sessler honored for their exceptional contributions to science and service.
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Good Hair Day
New technique developed by scientists at Argonne National Laboratory grows tiny 'hairy' materials at the microscale.
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Fourteen Teams Win Regional National Science Bowl Competitions, Secure Spots in National Finals in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced that 14 teams of middle and high school students won their regional competitions for the 2014 National Science Bowl this past weekend and are advancing to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April.
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Letting in the Light
Self-cleaning solar panel coating optimizes energy collection, reduces costs.
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Berkeley Lab Researcher Proposes Phones and Other Devices as Energy-Saving Tools
Putting a smartphone to use even when it’s just sitting in your pocket.
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‘Digital Alchemists’ Design New Materials
University of Connecticut researchers supported by the Office of Science are using computers to create custom-tailored compounds.
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