Signatures of Selection Inscribed on Poplar Genomes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), and Stephen DiFazio of West Virginia University, used a combination of genome-wide selection scans and analyses to understand the processes involved in shaping the genetic variation of natural poplar (Populus trichocarpa) populations.
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Hot-spring Bacteria Reveal Ability to Use Far-red Light for Photosynthesis
Bacteria growing in far-red light use a previously unknown process for harvesting energy and producing oxygen from sunlight, a research team led by a Penn State scientist has discovered.
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ORNL Scientists Uncover Clues to Role of Magnetism in Iron-based Superconductors
New measurements of atomic-scale magnetic behavior in iron-based superconductors by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University are challenging conventional wisdom about superconductivity and magnetism.
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Shaping the Future of Nanocrystals
Berkeley Lab researchers obtain first direct observation of facet formation in nanocubes.
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Water Leads to Chemical that Gunks Up Biofuels Production
A study at Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) shows water trips up key chemical reactions that turn plants into fuels, provides scientific principles that can speed up biofuel development.
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New Project is the ACME of Addressing Climate Change
High performance computing (HPC) will be used to develop and apply the most complete climate and Earth system model to address the most challenging and demanding climate change issues.
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Bacterial Nanowires Not What Scientists Thought They Were
A team led by scientists at USC has now turned the study of these bacterial nanowires on its head, discovering that the key features in question are not pili, as previously believed, but rather extensions of the bacteria’s outer membrane equipped with proteins that transfer electrons called “cytochromes.”
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Researchers Working on Smaller, Faster Chip
Computer chips are getting smaller and faster, but not without some serious scientific research happening high on a hill in Berkeley.
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Bionic Liquids from Lignin
New results from the Joint BioEnergy Institute pave the way for closed loop biofuel refineries.
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First Indirect Evidence of So-Far Undetected Strange Baryons
"Invisible" particles containing at least one strange quark lower the temperature at which other particles "freeze out" from quark-gluon plasma.
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Promising Ferroelectric Materials Suffer From Unexpected Electric Polarizations
Brookhaven Lab scientists find surprising locked charge polarizations that impede performance in next-gen materials that could otherwise revolutionize data-driven devices.
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SLAC Secures Role in Energy Frontier Research Center Focused on Next-generation Materials
The Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will play a key role in a research consortium that seeks out new materials for next-generation solar panels, low-energy lighting and other uses.
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