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Clouds' Role in Sunlight Stopping

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers used long-term observations to show that the sunlight stopping power of each type of typical tropical cloud and how frequently they occur must be accurately simulated in climate models.

Brookhaven Lab's Accelerator Test Facility Named a DOE Office of Science User Facility

New designation of Brookhaven National Laboratory's ATF coincides with major facility upgrades and expansions to accommodate the growing demand of users from industry and academia.

ORNL Demonstrates First Large-scale Graphene Composite Fabrication

One of the barriers to using graphene at a commercial scale could be overcome using a method demonstrated by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Land, Sea, and Air: ACAPEX Targets Atmospheric Rivers

In January 2015, the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility launched the ARM Cloud Precipitation Experiment (ACAPEX), the largest study of its kind focused on capturing data from atmospheric rivers. After six weeks of gathering data from air and sea in California, scientists are back on dry land ready to examine their findings.

CLAIRE Brings Electron Microscopy to Soft Materials

Berkeley Lab researchers develop breakthrough technique for non-invasive nano-scale imaging.

Intense Lasers Cook up Complex, Self-Assembled Nanomaterials

Scientists at Brookhaven National Lab have developed a laser-based technique to execute nanoscale self-assembly with unprecedented ease and efficiency.

Chombo-Crunch Sinks Its Teeth Into Fluid Dynamics

Mathematicians, computational and earth scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have developed an enhanced fluid dynamics modeling code.

Two Large Hadron Collider Experiments First to Observe Rare Subatomic Process

Researchers have found the theoretical prediction of a previously unseen subatomic process is accurate and observable.

Using Microbial Communities to Assess Environmental Contamination

A multi-institutional team of more than 30 scientists are identifying environmental contaminants through DNA statistical analyses of natural microbial communities.

Superhydrophobic Glass Coating Offers Clear Benefits

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a customized glass coating that is superhydrophobic, fog-resistant, and antireflective.

Tibetan Glacier Holds Sooty Secrets

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and collaborators measure historical trends of soot in a southeastern Tibetan glacier and identify emission sources in a climate model.

Mimicking Biology to Create Fast, Efficient Catalysts

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are uncovering the design principles of natural catalysts.