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How Scavenging Fungi Became a Plant’s Best Friend

Glomeromycota is an ancient lineage of fungi that has a symbiotic relationship with roots that goes back nearly 420 million years to the earliest plants. More than two thirds of the world’s plants depend on this soil-dwelling symbiotic fungus to survive, including critical agricultural crops such as wheat, cassava, and rice.

Toward 300 Miles on a Single Charge?

Berkeley Lab scientists design a high-performance, long cycle-life lithium-sulfur battery.

Lingering Clouds, Lasting Answers

PNNL study shows why pollution results in larger, deeper and longer lasting storm clouds, leading to colder days and warmer nights.

What happens at Oak Ridge National Lab and why does it matter?

Hear from the scientists themselves in this new video.

Singin’ in the Rain

Ultra water-repellent material developed at Brookhaven Lab may lead to many warming applications.

Will 2-D Tin be the Next Super Material?

Theorists predict new single-layer material could go beyond graphene, conducting electricity with 100 percent efficiency at room temperature.

Scientists Invent Self-Healing Battery Electrode

Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening a new and potentially commercially viable path for making the next generation of lithium ion batteries.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Seeks to Enhance Tiny Engine Performance for Military

Oak Ridge National Laboratory engineers are trying to improve efficiency and performance in tiny engines in remote-controlled airplanes that have applications for aerial military surveillance.

A Superconductor-Surrogate Earns Its Stripes

Berkeley Lab study reveals origins of an exotic phase of matter.

DOE Projects Announced to Better Understand Amazon Regional Climate

Green Ocean Amazon 2014, sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, is an interagency, international campaign with the overarching goal of advancing the understanding of how land-atmosphere processes affect tropical hydrology and climate within the Amazon Basin.

Accelerating Scientific Discovery and Innovation

Two of America’s fastest supercomputers dedicated to open science will share nearly 6 billion core hours on 59 research projects through the 2014 INCITE awards.

President Obama to Nominate Franklin Orr and Marc Kastner for DOE Leadership Posts

Franklin Orr tapped to serve as Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Science and Marc Kastner as Director of the Office of Science.