Synchrotron Infrared Unveils a Mysterious Microbial Community
Berkeley Lab scientists join an international collaboration to understand how archaea and bacteria work together deep in a cold sulfur spring.
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Science Bowl at Brookhaven Lab, January 26
UPTON, NY — On Saturday, January 26, 100 students representing 20 high schools from Long Island will participate in a Regional Science Bowl competition at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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National Science Bowl Georgia Regional at Newnan High Saturday
More than 20 middle school teams are expected to converge on Newnan High School Saturday for the National Science Bowl Georgia Regional Competition.
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DOE’s Wanda Ferrell Receives Society Award for Leadership in Atmospheric Science
Today at the 2013 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wanda Ferrell is receiving the prestigious “Cleveland Abbe Award for Distinguished Service to Atmospheric Sciences.”
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New Path to More Efficient Organic Solar Cells Uncovered at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source
Working at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS), an international team of scientists found that for highly efficient polymer/organic solar cells, size matters.
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Aerodynamic levitator allows samples to "float on air"
Method enables in situ structure studies on liquids as they transform into glass.
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Bubble study could improve industrial splash control
For the first time, scientists witnessed the details of the full, ultrafast process of liquid droplets evolving into a bubble when they strike a surface. Their research determined that surface wetness affects the bubble's fate.
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X-ray Laser Takes Aim at Cosmic Mystery
Scientists have used powerful X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to study and measure, in atomic detail, a key process at work in extreme plasmas like those found in stars, the rims of black holes and other massive cosmic phenomena.
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2012 Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony
Dr. Brian Kobilka, a co-laureate in Chemistry, used Argonne Lab’s Advanced Photon Source for his groundbreaking work in G-protein-coupled receptors.
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Science.gov: Still Strong, Growing in 10th Anniversary Year
Science.gov, known for its groundbreaking search and retrieval of government science information, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary.
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Enrico Fermi Award Nominations
The Office of Science is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Enrico Fermi Award.
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E. O. Lawrence Award Nominations
The Office of Science is now accepting nominations for the 2013 E. O. Lawrence Award.
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