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Media Advisory: A New Species in the Amazon Rain Forest – Scientists

The GOAmazon field campaign will enable scientists to study the intricacies of the natural state of the Amazon rainforest atmosphere and land systems, and how these may be perturbed by human influences such as pollution and deforestation.

Eight Teams Win Regional National Science Bowl Competitions, Secure Spots in National Finals in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced that eight teams of middle and high school students won their regional competitions for the 2014 National Science Bowl this past weekend and are advancing to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April.

Superconductivity in Orbit: Scientists Find New Path to Loss-Free Electricity

Brookhaven Lab researchers captured the distribution of multiple orbital electrons to help explain the emergence of superconductivity in iron-based materials.

DOE Speakers and Sessions at AAAS

Representatives from the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science and its labs will be active participants in a variety of sessions at the 2014 AAAS Annual Meeting.

A Look Back at the 2013 Fermi Awards

See highlights and interviews of this years Enrico Fermi Award winners.

Roots to Shoots: Hormone Transport in Plants Deciphered

Regulating hormone distribution mechanisms in plants could lead to sustainable bioenergy crops with increased growth and reduced needs for fertilizer.

NOvA Experiment Sees First Long-distance Neutrinos

The NOvA experiment consists of two huge particle detectors placed 500 miles apart, and its job is to explore the properties of an intense beam of ghostly particles called neutrinos. Neutrinos are abundant in nature, but they very rarely interact with other matter. Studying them could yield crucial information about the early moments of the universe.

Fourteen Teams Win Regional National Science Bowl Competitions, Secure Spots in National Finals in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced that 14 teams of middle and high school students won their regional competitions for the 2014 National Science Bowl this past weekend and are advancing to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April.

NREL Scientists Find Key Function for Ferredoxins in Algae Hydrogen Production

Two of six iron-rich proteins shown to have role in algae metabolism; discovery could lead to enhanced hydrogen production.

Crossover Sound: Researchers Find Unambiguous Evidence for Coherent Phonons in Superlattices

Berkeley Lab scientists played a prominent role in an experiment in which phonons – the acoustic counterparts of photons – crossed back and forth between waves and particles.

Ballistic Transport in Graphene Suggests New Type of Electronic Device

Using electrons more like photons could provide the foundation for a new type of electronic device that would capitalize on the ability of graphene to carry electrons with almost no resistance even at room temperature – a property known as ballistic transport.

How a Shape-shifting DNA-repair Machine Fights Cancer

Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source reveals inner-workings of essential protein found throughout life.