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Deadline of Jan. 10 Nears for University Faculty Interested in Conducting Scientific Research at a National Lab in Summer 2014 to Apply

University and college faculty interested in gaining a unique scientific experience by working collaboratively with researchers at a DOE host laboratory have until Jan. 10, 2014, to apply for the Visiting Faculty Program, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science announced today.

Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power

Georgia Tech researchers are developing a family of power generators that take advantage of the triboelectric effect to produce small amounts of electricity for portable devices and sensors.

Turning Over a New Leaf

New video shows how researchers at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis are striving to produce clean, abundant fuels directly from sunlight.

A New Material for Solar Panels Could Make Them Cheaper, More Efficient

A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing time.

USDA and DOE Fund 7 Research Projects to Develop Plant Feedstocks for Bioenergy

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) today announced $8 million in research grants to develop non-food feedstocks that can be used for bioenergy.

Energetic Science and Piranha-Proof Armor

Unique structure of incredible, adaptable armor revealed through Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source.

Brookhaven Scientists Visit Argonne National Lab for Research on Lou Gehrig's Disease

Lisa Miller and Paul Gelfand, biophysical chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, recently visited the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to supplement their research into the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

New Shielding is Designed to Put the Block on Neutrons

Scientists at Jefferson Lab have devised a system of products to stop neutrons and other particles before they can inflict harm on sensitive scientific equipment and computers.

Tiny Drops of Hot Quark Soup—How Small Can They Be?

New analyses of deuteron-gold collisions at RHIC reveal that even small particles can create big surprises.

Remembrances of Things Past: Berkeley Lab Researchers Discover Nanoscale Shape-Memory Oxide

A research team at Berkeley Lab has discovered a way to introduce a recoverable strain into bismuth ferrite of up to 14-percent on the nanoscale, larger than any shape-memory effect observed in a metal. This discovery opens the door to applications in a wide range of fields, including medical, energy and electronics.

Office of Science Salutes its New AAAS Fellows

Ten researchers join a distinguished company at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Newly ID’d Protein Provides Target for Antibiotic-Resistant Hospital Bacterium

Researchers have made inroads into tackling a bacterium that plagues hospitals and is highly resistant to most antibiotics. They determined the 3-D structure and likely function of a new protein in this common bacterium that attacks those with compromised immune systems.