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U.S. Dept. of Energy, Ames Laboratory Mark New Era in Critical Materials Research with New Energy Innovation Hub

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Ames Laboratory, and Iowa State University marked their newest endeavor in intensive energy research with the official opening of the Critical Materials Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

'Why Particle Physics Matters' Winner Announced

The readers have spoken: Your favorite explanation of why particle physics matters came from physicist Breese Quinn.

New Website Opens for Competing the Management and Operations Contract of Brookhaven Lab

New and innovative approaches are desired for planning the future of this world-class research facility.

Berkeley Lab Puts a New Spin on ARPES, a 'Microscope' for Electrons

New instrument described in this new video could see use in electronics, computing, and semiconductor industries.

“Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Premiers “Star Power”

New video illuminates lab’s role in the pursuit of fusion power as a sustainable energy source.

Shedding New Light on ‘Electron Highways’ in Carbon-based Solar Cells

Scientists at Brookhaven Lab and Stony Brook University hope to improve performance of innovative solar cells by mapping how electrons move through such devices.

ORNL-Grown Oxygen ‘Sponge’ Presents Path to Better Catalysts, Energy Materials

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new oxygen “sponge” that can easily absorb or shed oxygen atoms at low temperatures.

Size Matters as Nanocrystals Go Through Phases

Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry reveal fundamental size-dependence of metal nanocrystals undergoing phase transitions.

New Twist in the Graphene Story

Berkeley Lab researchers, working at the Advanced Light Source, have discovered that in the making of bilayer graphene, a tiny structural twist arises that can lead to surprisingly strong changes in the material’s electronic properties.

ORNL Finding Goes Beyond Surface of Oxide Films

Better batteries, catalysts, electronic information storage and processing devices are among potential benefits of an unexpected discovery made by Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists using samples isolated from the atmosphere.

Device Captures Signatures with Tiny Piezo-Phototronic LEDs

Using thousands of nanometer-scale wires, researchers have developed a sensor device that converts mechanical pressure – from a signature or a fingerprint – directly into light signals that can be captured and processed optically.

Graphene May Shed New Light on Terahertz Metamaterials and Plasmonics

In the Aug. 9 issue of Science, U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory physicists discuss the potential and challenges of using graphene in metamaterials and plasmonics in terahertz applications, which operate at frequencies between microwave and infrared waves.