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Two Researchers from Argonne Receive National Acclaim

Jorge Alvarado and Monica Regalbuto from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have been recognized for outstanding achievement.

Time Magazine profiles transformative work by DOE and the Recovery Act

In case you missed it, TIME magazine published a feature story last week about the incredible, transformative work being done by the Department of Energy through the Recovery Act.

War Pandemics and Climate the 1918 El Niño

Office of Science computers suggest an inconspicuous patch of warm water may have influenced great change.

Different Energy Mixes Will Fuel Plug-In Hybrid Cars

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have begun to examine the precise effect of this new portfolio of different fuel sources for plug-in vehicles on our environment.

Video Games Revolutionize Scientific Computing

Realistic Office of Science simulations improve picture of reality.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source stripped electrons one by one from neon atoms and nitrogen molecules

Recent results from the world's most powerful hard X-ray laser

Recent results from the world's most powerful hard X-ray laser, located at the Office of Science's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, show its unique ability to control deeply bound interior electrons within atoms and molecules - in some cases creating hollow atoms. The science was featured in the July 5, 2010 issue of the New York Times.

Washington Post "Federal Faces"

Sue Ellen Walbridge, Program Analyst in the Office of Science's Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), was profiled by the Washington Post in its June 29, 2010 "Federal Faces" column.

The World's Most Brilliant Light Source Under Construction

The Office of Science's Brookhaven National Laboratory is constructing the world's most brilliant light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). "Much of the research at NSLS-II will focus on developing the next generation of sustainable energy technologies."

Capturing Carbon Dioxide in a Cage

Scientists create tiny cages that may be beneficial for capturing carbon dioxide before it reaches the atmosphere.

New Measurements from Fermilab’s MINOS Experiment Suggest a Difference in a Key Property of Neutrinos and Antineutrinos

Scientists of the MINOS experiment at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator laboratory announced the world's most precise measurement to date of the parameters that govern antineutrino oscillations, the back-and-forth transformations of antineutrinos from one type to another.

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Creating New Elements

An international team of U.S. and Russian scientists recently succeeded in creating the newest superheavy element with 117 protons, expanding the periodic table. Some of the work was done at the Office of Science's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Argonne Scientists Reveal Secret of Nanoparticle Crystallization in Real Time

A collaboration between the Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials at U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has "seen" the crystallization of nanoparticles in unprecedented detail.