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SLAC and Stanford Scientists Work with Startup to Get Tabletop Laser Through the ‘Valley of Death’

Collaboration turns a novel tabletop laser – one that produces extreme ultraviolet light at unprecedented energies and pulse rates for studies of complex materials – into a commercial product.

Nominations for the 2016 E. O. Lawrence Award Are Now Open

The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award is bestowed by the Secretary of DOE to mid-career scientists and engineers in recognition of exceptional scientific, technical, and/or engineering contributions. Nominations are being accepted through October 31, 2016.

Nominations for the 2016 Enrico Fermi Award Are Now Open

The Enrico Fermi Award recognizes outstanding contributions and achievements that are particularly distinguished and demonstrate scientific, technical, management or policy leadership. Nominations are being accepted through October 31, 2016.

Dark Energy Measured with Record-Breaking Map of 1.2 Million Galaxies

A team of hundreds of physicists and astronomers have announced results from the largest-ever, three-dimensional map of distant galaxies.

ORNL Scientists Isolate and Culture Elusive Yellowstone Microbe

A microbial partnership thriving in an acidic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park has surrendered some of its lifestyle secrets to researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Study Shows Trees with Altered Lignin are Better for Biofuels

Fundamental enzyme study leads to increased access to bioenergy feedstocks and improves ethanol yield by modifying plant cell wall structures.

Weird, Water-Oozing Material Could Help Quench Thirst

Nanorods' behavior first theorized 20 years ago, but not seen until now.

New Mathematics Accurately Captures Liquids and Surfaces Moving in Synergy

Berkeley Lab mathematics captures fluid interface dynamics in unprecedented detail.

Better Combustion for Power Generation

OLCF’s Titan supercomputer propels GE beyond the limits of gas turbine testing.

Slimming Down Supercomputers

Scientists curb the energy appetite of the nation’s “answer machines.”

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How Would IBM’s Quiz-Show Computer, Watson, Do as a Competitor in the National Science Bowl?

Eric Brown of IBM Watson Health spoke about the Grand Challenges program, designing the Watson computer that played and won Jeopardy!, and the quest for solutions in natural language processing.

Why Did the Electron Cross the Solar Cell? William Tisdale Knows

PECASE recipient’s technique tracks charged particles, offering insights for solar cells, LEDs, and more.