Scientists Bear Witness to Birth of an Ice Cloud
Scientists have witnessed the birth of atmospheric ice clouds, creating ice cloud crystals in the laboratory and then taking images of the process through a microscope, essentially documenting the very first steps of cloud formation.
Read more about Scientists Bear Witness to Birth of an Ice CloudNew Leaf Study Sheds Light on ‘Shady’ Past
A new study led by a research scientist at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) highlights a literally shady practice in plant science that has in some cases underestimated plants’ rate of growth and photosynthesis, among other traits.
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DOE Office of Science Director Cherry Murray provides an Office of Science Update at the December 20, 2016 ASCAC Meeting.
Read more about Update DOE Office of ScienceNew Graphene-Based System Could Help Us ‘See’ Electrical Signaling in Heart and Nerve Cells
Berkeley-Stanford team creates a system to visualize faint electric fields.
Read more about New Graphene-Based System Could Help Us ‘See’ Electrical Signaling in Heart and Nerve CellsJerry Tuskan: Bringing Technological Advances to Bioscience
It’s been 10 years since the Department of Energy first established a BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and researcher Gerald “Jerry” Tuskan has used that time and the lab’s and center’s resources and tools to make good on his college dreams of using genomics to study and improve plant species.
Read more about Jerry Tuskan: Bringing Technological Advances to BioscienceWarming Could Slow Upslope Migration of Trees
Research conducted by scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Merced, the U.S. Geological Survey, UC Berkeley, and the University of Colorado at Boulder shows some subalpine trees may have trouble gaining a foothold above the tree line.
Read more about Warming Could Slow Upslope Migration of TreesScientists Boost Catalytic Activity for Key Chemical Reaction in Fuel Cells
A multi-institution team of scientists used the transmission electron microscope at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials to characterize new platinum-based catalysts - catalysts designed with the least amount of platinum and the most stable operation over time – to improve fuel cell efficiency.
Read more about Scientists Boost Catalytic Activity for Key Chemical Reaction in Fuel CellsScientists develop a path toward improved high-energy accelerators
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), in collaboration with researchers in South Korea and Germany, have developed a theoretical framework for improving the stability and intensity of particle accelerator beams.
Read more about Scientists develop a path toward improved high-energy acceleratorsScientists Measure Pulse of CO2 Emissions During Spring Thaw in the Arctic
Findings by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in collaboration with a team of other scientists taking measurements both in the field and in the lab mean the Arctic may be even less of a carbon sink than previously thought.
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A team of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have measured properties of water at deeply supercooled temperatures – below freezing but still a liquid – for the first time.
Read more about Water: Finding the Normal Within the WeirdLaser R&D Focuses on Next-Gen Particle Collider
A set of new laser systems and proposed upgrades at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will propel long-term plans for a more compact and affordable ultrahigh-energy particle collider.
Read more about Laser R&D Focuses on Next-Gen Particle ColliderMeet the Director: Buddy Bland
Project director Buddy Bland lives the DOE’s computing mission: to discover, develop, and use computers to solve the biggest problems in science, industry, and government.
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