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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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The Finals Have Finished . . . But New Tests Will Begin
Catch up on all the action from this year's National Science Bowl, and start to prepare for next year’s event.
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Turning a Negative into a Positive
IceCube Collaboration searches for new answers at the frozen ends of the Earth.
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Mimicking Nature Backwards and Forwards
Using biology as their blueprint, EFRC researchers devise a reversible reaction for hydrogen energy storage.
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The Power of Particle Accelerators
Experts at Jefferson Lab show how they are powering-up accelerators, and opening new possibilities for everyone.
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Lightning Speed and Science Savvy
This weekend, 113 finalist teams from across the country will converge at the 4-H Convention Center in Chevy Chase, MD to earn the chance to compete for the National Science Bowl Championship next Monday.
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Springtime and Sparkling Films
Diamond deposition technique invented at Argonne Lab could improve the performance of electronic devices.
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Your Density Isn't Your Destiny
Researchers at Berkeley Lab discover new evidence of how good cholesterol goes bad, which may show ways to reduce the risk of heart disease.
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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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