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Mathematics of Popping Bubbles in a Foam

Berkeley Lab researchers solved the complex and widely-applicable equations in a matter of days instead of almost a year thanks to the supercomputers at DOE’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center.

Berkeley Lab’s Aydın Buluç Wins 2013 DOE Early Career Award

Aydın Buluç of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (Berkeley Lab’s) Computational Research Division (CRD) has been honored with a 2013 Department of Energy’s (DOE) Early Career Award for his work on energy-efficient parallel graph and data mining algorithms.

DOE’s Office of Science Announces 61 Scientists to Receive Early Career Research Program Funding

Program provides support to exceptional researchers.

New Dark Matter Detector Begins Search for Invisible Particles

Scientists this week heard their first pops in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles.

Brookhaven Lab's Gianluigi De Geronimo Named a Battelle 'Inventor of the Year'

Honored for designing microelectronics used in science experiments, tools for national security and medical imaging.

Does Antimatter Fall Up or Down?

Berkeley Lab physicists and their colleagues in CERN’s ALPHA experiment present the first direct evidence of how atoms of antimatter interact with gravity.

Fermilab Welcomes New Additions to its ‘Particle Zoo’

See photos of the three baby bison that have joined the herd at the Office of Science lab.

Bold Move Forward in Molecular Analyses

Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop New Metrics for X-ray and Neutron Analysis of Flexible Macromolecules.

Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

Promising results are a step toward a range of renewable energy strategies fueled by Nature.

Scientists See Nanoparticles Form Larger Structures in Real Time

In a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have for the first time seen the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in situ, that is, in place as it occurs in real-time.

Underground Experiment Sees Possible Hints of Dark Matter

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment, which is supported by the Office of Science, adds new intrigue to the hunt for dark matter.

Department of Energy to Compete Management and Operating Contract for Brookhaven National Laboratory

Competition may lead to improved cost efficiencies as well as new and innovative approaches for planning the lab's future.