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New Platinum Alloy Shows Promise as Fuel Cell Catalyst

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have developed highly efficient nanoparticles that could bring down the cost of fuel cells.

Steam From the Sun

New spongelike structure developed at MIT converts solar energy into steam.

Brown Physicists Part of "Second Generation" Dark Matter Experiments

The Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation announced support last week for several next-generation experiments in the search for dark matter. Among those getting the green light is the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, which includes a team of Brown University physicists and students.

Shrimp, 30,000 Volts Help UA Start-up Land $1.5 Million for Uranium Extraction

The U.S. Department of Energy selected a University of Alabama start-up company for an approximate $1.5 million award to refine an alternative material to potentially extract uranium from the ocean.

Departments of Energy and Agriculture Announce Bioenergy Projects in 10 States

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the selection of 10 projects that will receive funding aimed at accelerating genetic breeding programs to improve plant feedstocks for the production of biofuels, biopower, and bio-based products.

ORNL, UTGSM Study Compares Structures of Huntington’s Disease Protein

Neutron scattering research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has revealed clear structural differences in the normal and pathological forms of a protein involved in Huntington’s disease.

Fundamental Chemistry Findings Could Help Extend Moore’s Law

A Berkeley Lab-Intel collaboration outlines the chemistry of photoresist, enabling smaller features for future generations of microprocessors.

Ames Laboratory Home to First-in-nation DNP-NMR Instrument to Study Materials at Atomic Level

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory is now the home to a dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer that helps scientists understand how individual atoms are arranged in materials.

Physicists Detect Process Even Rarer than the Long-Sought Higgs Particle

New stringent test of the Standard Model and the mechanism by which the Higgs imparts mass to other particles.

Deep Within Spinach Leaves, Vibrations Enhance Efficiency of Photosynthesis

Biophysics researchers at the University of Michigan have used short pulses of light to peer into the mechanics of photosynthesis and illuminate the role that molecule vibrations play in the energy conversion process that powers life on our planet.

US Reveals its Next Generation of Dark Matter Experiments

Together, the three experiments will search for a variety of types of dark matter particles.

Dyeing to Learn More About Marine Viruses

Scientists from the University of Arizona collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) are tagging viruses with fluorescent dye, a new strategy that allows for population surveys leading to a better understanding of viral diversity.