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Elemental Objects and Astonishing Possibilities
David Pogue and PBS take us on televised trip Hunting the Elements.
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See the New Issue of symmetry
Supercomputers, neutrinos and a search for dark matter that goes deep underground.
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Secretary Chu Announces New Institute to Help Scientists Improve Massive Data Set Research on DOE Supercomputers
Washington D.C. – Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $5 million to establish the Scalable Data Management, Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Institute as part of the Obama Administration’s “Big Data Research and Development Initiative.”
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In the Beginning…Was the Beaker?
Brookhaven Lab scientists discover new insights into how cells begin to duplicate their DNA.
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"Nano-Tweezers" Made of Light
Researchers devise a powerful new method for manipulating nanoscale objects.
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Turning A Jaguar Into A Titan
Upgrade at Oak Ridge is accelerating the pace in the supercomputing race.
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A Basic – and Slightly Acidic – Solution for Hydrogen Storage
Brookhaven Lab creates a new catalyst with real possibilities in clean energy.
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Difference-Making Defects
Atomic antenna created at Oak Ridge might improve the performance of computers and other essential electronics.
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Tevatron experiments Report Latest Results in Search for Higgs Boson
Using different search techniques, Tevatron physicists see hints of Higgs boson sighting consistent with those from LHC.
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Enrico Fermi Award Nominations
The nomination submission deadline for the 2012 Enrico Fermi Award is extended until April 16, 2012.
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E. O. Lawrence Award Nominations
The nomination submission deadline for the 2012 E. O. Lawrence Award is extended until April 16, 2012.
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Bacteria Tend Leafcutter Ants' Gardens
Microbes turn leaves into nutrients; knowledge could improve biofuel production.
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