![slac-lysozyme-thumb.jpg This rendering shows a lysozyme structural model against its X-ray diffraction pattern from SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a powerful X-ray laser facility.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/slac-lysozyme-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=6A6A7F4E96D1BFACA65C685666C28DD2CA0FCC8EE449700B9ACEBFA0CBE10575)
Bright Lights and a Few Good Eggs
Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator develop new technique to crack the structures of biomolecules.
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New Program Puts High School Students in the Role of Scientists
Argonne National Lab gives students the chance to test-drive jobs…with a 2 percent unemployment rate.
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A Nanoscale “Tune-Up” for Fuel Cells
Using sophisticated techniques, EFRC researchers are observing, at the molecular level, how hydrogen fuel cells degrade.
Read more about A Nanoscale “Tune-Up” for Fuel Cells![lecture-series-goyal-thumb.jpg Amit Goyal at the DOE podium delivering a presentation for the Science Lecture Series.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/lecture-series-goyal-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=C956522E0F14DCB611F7156020862A9DBF6E212C3676C753D5D2971167055EFD)
From 'Muddy' Substances To Amazing Materials
Dr. Amit Goyal, a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, delivers the inaugural Science Lecture on the development of high-temperature superconductors.
Read more about From 'Muddy' Substances To Amazing Materials![lawrence-winners-thumb.jpg Lawrence award winners posed with Energy Secretary Chu, holding their award certificates following the ceremony. From L to R: Riccardo Betti, University of Rochester, Paul C. Canfield, Ames Laboratory, David E. Chavez, LANL, Amit Goyal, ORNL, Secretary Chu, Energy Department, Mark B. Chadwick, LANL, Bernard Matthew Poelker, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Lois Curfman McInnes, Argonne, Barry F. Smith, Argonne, Thomas P. Guilderson, LLNL](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/lawrence-winners-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=18A6AF5A0282ACBA933370F84CFDA86A1A3A1E59295C6E1200A18CBF761A8A7D)
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award
The Office of Science salutes the winners of the E.O. Lawrence Awards. Watch video of the ceremony and view photos.
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Fermi Award Winners: Q&A
Mildred S. Dresselhaus and Burton Richter answer questions that will be of interest to future (and current) science lovers.
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Latest Issue of Symmetry Released
The June magazine features everything from standard candles to cancer detection and a production amongst neutrinos that could be coming to a theater near you.
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No Longer a Place for Petroleum in Propylene Glycol
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a way to make propylene glycol – a common compound in countless household products – from renewable sources instead of petroleum.
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Here Comes the Sun
See how an accelerator at Oak Ridge National Lab contributes to fusion energy research.
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An Open House For Accelerator Science
This past weekend, more than 8,000 visitors came to an open house at the Office of Science's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory.
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Bright Lights, Big Molecules and Hopefully a Better Understanding of Addictions
Researchers supported by Argonne Lab's Advanced Photon Source determine the structure of two opioid receptors.
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The Secretary and the Scientists
Watch as DOE Secretary Steven Chu honors Drs. Mildred Dresselhaus and Burton Richter at the Fermi Awards.
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