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Breaking Up – And Making Up – Are Hard To Do
But as Office of Science research shows, the results can be electric.
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Science and Cellular Stresses
Research reveals new insights into tumor suppression.
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Snapshots and Scrapbooks
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory provides library of ultra-fast images to speed lasting insights.
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Breaking Ground and Driving Discovery
Director Brinkman welcomes the Illinois Accelerator Research Center.
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New Path to Flex and Stretch Electronics
Berkeley Lab researchers develop solution-based fabrication technique.
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Documenting the Life and Death of Clouds
Office of Science presents results from the world's biggest radar laboratory.
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Sweet Smell of Renewable Fuel
Office of Science researchers borrowed from a fir tree to create a fuel that could leave diesel in the dust.
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The Strange Future of Electronics
New materials called "topological insulators" may help us chart a path beyond Moore's Law.
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Amazing Mirrors and Superlative Supercomputers
Argonne's Mira will accelerate scientific discoveries and societal benefits.
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Constrained Budgets, Critical Priorities
Column by Office of Science Director Bill Brinkman shows that basic research keeps our nation competitive.
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Massive Plastic Detector Passes Pivotal Test
15,000 ton NOvA detector being built to track nature’s tiniest known particles.
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Igniting Innovation and Inspiration
Office of Science awards almost 1.7 billion supercomputing hours via the INCITE program.
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