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DOE Nominees Among Outstanding Early-Career Scientists Honored by President Obama

The list of researchers named today by President Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) includes 13 nominated by the Department of Energy.

New Energy Research Facility at Brookhaven Lab Awarded LEED Gold Designation for Being 'Green'

The Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB) for energy research at Brookhaven Lab was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for its energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable design, construction, and operations.

UA Chemist Leads Supercomputer Effort to Aid Nuclear Understanding

Two of the nation’s fastest supercomputers will aid a research team, led by a University of Alabama computational chemist, in guiding both the development of new nuclear fuels and clean-up efforts from past nuclear fuel and weapon production.

A Role of Sugar Uptake in Breast Cancer Revealed

Berkeley Lab Researchers show that aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy.

Small Size Enhances Charge Transfer in Quantum Dots

Single-particle study identifies possible path to improved conversion of sunlight to electricity in photovoltaic devices.

Meet Higgs Boson Detective Joe Incandela, Profiled on CNN

Incandela, Senior Spokesperson for CERN’s Compact Muon Solenoid experiment, also led successful physics research at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Deadline of Jan. 10 Nears for University Faculty Interested in Conducting Scientific Research at a National Lab in Summer 2014 to Apply

University and college faculty interested in gaining a unique scientific experience by working collaboratively with researchers at a DOE host laboratory have until Jan. 10, 2014, to apply for the Visiting Faculty Program, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science announced today.

Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power

Georgia Tech researchers are developing a family of power generators that take advantage of the triboelectric effect to produce small amounts of electricity for portable devices and sensors.

A New Material for Solar Panels Could Make Them Cheaper, More Efficient

A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing time.

USDA and DOE Fund 7 Research Projects to Develop Plant Feedstocks for Bioenergy

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) today announced $8 million in research grants to develop non-food feedstocks that can be used for bioenergy.

Brookhaven Scientists Visit Argonne National Lab for Research on Lou Gehrig's Disease

Lisa Miller and Paul Gelfand, biophysical chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, recently visited the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to supplement their research into the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

New Shielding is Designed to Put the Block on Neutrons

Scientists at Jefferson Lab have devised a system of products to stop neutrons and other particles before they can inflict harm on sensitive scientific equipment and computers.