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Discovering a Key to How Stars Transmit Energy
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine have been able to determine experimentally, for the first time in history, iron’s role in inhibiting energy transmission from the center of the sun to near the edge of its radiative band — the section of the solar interior between the sun’s core and outer convection zone.
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Students Nationwide to Compete in 25th Department of Energy National Science Bowl®
Engineer whose pioneering work contributed to visual effects used in The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean movies to speak at National Finals in Washington, D.C.
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2014's Top-10 Scientific Achievements at Brookhaven Lab
From new insights into the building blocks of matter to advances in understanding batteries, superconductors, and a protein that could help fight cancer, 2014 was a year of stunning successes for the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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Science as Art: PNNL Images Fill 2015 Calendar
Lab is showcasing 12 images and the stories behind them in a 2015 calendar.
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The Quality of Light
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and The Pennsylvania State University are closely studying one of these photosynthetic species of fast-growing cyanobacteria using advanced tools developed at PNNL to determine the optimum environment that contributes to record growth and productivity.
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Microscopy Reveals How Atom-High Steps Impede Oxidation of Metal Surfaces
A new study performed by a team led by Guangwen Zhou of Binghamton University, in collaboration with Peter Sutter of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory reveals that certain features of metal surfaces can stop the process of oxidation in its tracks.
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Breakthrough in Predictions of Pressure-dependent Combustion Chemical Reactions
Researchers at Sandia and Argonne national laboratories have demonstrated, for the first time, a method to successfully predict pressure-dependent chemical reaction rates.
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Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Oak Ridge National Lab work with scientists funded by The American Chestnut Foundation confirms increased blight-resistance of former forest giant.
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First Direct Evidence that a Mysterious Phase of Matter Competes with High-Temperature Superconductivity
SLAC study shows “pseudogap” phase hoards electrons that might otherwise conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency.
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Ultrafast Imaging of Complex Systems in 3-D at Near Atomic Resolution Becoming Increasingly Possible
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory developed an extended Monte Carlo computational scheme that for the first time includes bound-bound resonant excitations that dramatically enhance ionization rates and can lead to an unexpectedly high degree of electron stripping
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ORNL Microscopy Pencils Patterns in Polymers at the Nanoscale
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used advanced microscopy to carve out nanoscale designs on the surface of a new class of ionic polymer materials for the first time.
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Crown Ethers Flatten in Graphene for Strong, Specific Binding
ORNL discovery holds potential for separations, sensors, batteries, biotech and more.
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