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Shifting Evolution into Reverse Promises Cheaper, Greener Way to Make New Drugs
Alternative approach to creating artificial organic molecules, called bioretrosynthesis, was first proposed four years ago by Brian Bachmann, associate professor of chemistry at Vanderbilt University.
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Department of Energy Issues Request for Proposals for Contractor to Manage and Operate Brookhaven National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the competitive selection of an approximately $3.25 billion, five-year, management-and-operations contract for Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).
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Discovery of New Semiconductor Holds Promise for 2D Physics and Electronics
Discovery of a unique new two-dimensional semiconductor, rhenium disulfide, by researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry opens the door to 2D electronic applications with a 3D material and also makes it possible to study 2D physics with easy-to-make 3D crystals.
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Scientists Discover Potential Way to Make Graphene Superconducting
SLAC, Stanford study identifies long-sought path toward engineering materials for super-efficient nanoelectronics.
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Batteries in Space
The Argonne-led Joint Center for Energy Storage Research and NASA team up to conduct research into next-generation batteries to be used in space.
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International Team of LHC and Tevatron Scientists Announces First Joint Result
Scientists working on the world’s leading particle collider experiments have joined forces, combined their data and produced the first joint result from Fermilab’s Tevatron and CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) one the mass of the top quark .
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Democratizing Science With High Speed Networks
SWARPES sheds light on the scientific potential for remote microscopy.
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The Rush to Rain
A new analysis of satellite data reveals a link between dust in North Africa and West Asia and stronger monsoons in India. The study shows that dust in the air absorbs sunlight west of India, warming the air and strengthening the winds carrying moisture eastward.
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Bright Future for Protein Nanoprobes
Berkeley Lab researchers discover new rules for single-particle imaging with light-emitting nanocrystals.
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Final Two Teams Win Regional National Science Bowl Competitions, Secure Spots in National Finals in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced that two teams — one middle school and one high school — won their regional competitions for the 2014 National Science Bowl this past weekend and are advancing to the National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April.
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DOE Office of Science FY 2015 Congressional Budget Request
Document reflects the FY 2015 Department of Energy's Office of Science budget request to Congress.
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Happy Pi (3.14) Day!
In honor of March 14th, the Computing Sciences organization at Berkeley Lab had a conversation with ‘Pi Guy’ David Bailey.
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