![argonne-earthquakes-092513-thumb.jpg Scientists broke new ground in the study of deep earthquakes, a poorly understood phenomenon that occurs where the oceanic lithosphere, driven by tectonics, plunges under continental plates.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/argonne-earthquakes-092513-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8D59AFCE7A2811E2938BEF6739A880ECD163E22B749BCC50338B1A583EAB2CE0)
Scientists Push Closer to Understanding Mystery of Deep Earthquakes
Argonne Lab’s Advanced Photon Source breaks new ground in an extremely high pressure study.
Read more about Scientists Push Closer to Understanding Mystery of Deep Earthquakes![brookhaven-nanocrystal-092313-thumb.jpg Brookhaven Lab scientists Radoslav Adzic, Vyacheslov Volcov, Lijun Wu (back), Wei An, Jia Wang, and Dong Su (front) gathered in the control room for a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) in the Center for Functional Nanomaterials.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/brookhaven-nanocrystal-092313-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=73A266ACE24905528D416028E7A2313FAE8A2579129A4E2E31792FEC45CAEC0E)
New Catalyst Transforms Virtually Untapped Form of Hydrogen Fuel into Electricity
Brookhaven Lab scientists use simple, 'green' process to create novel core-shell catalyst that tolerates carbon monoxide in fuel cells and opens new, inexpensive pathways for zero-emission vehicles.
Read more about New Catalyst Transforms Virtually Untapped Form of Hydrogen Fuel into Electricity![msi-blog-091813-thumb.jpg This overlay of mass spectrometry images shows the spatial distribution of three different kind of lipids across a whole mouse cross-section.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/msi-blog-091813-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=63B4AD5D30698B795E70D9F87D211FD066AADD6E05F6CA67EE838E4349219847)
Eye-Opening Possibilities in Imaging
OpenMSI, a powerful visualization tool developed by Berkeley Lab, may show the way to everything from better biofuels to more effective medicines.
Read more about Eye-Opening Possibilities in Imaging![lhc-blackhole-091613-thumb.jpg The CERN-LHC-Atlas-Building.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/lhc-blackhole-091613-thumb.jpg?h=324&w=576&la=en&hash=7F053A2E806E9044F0F9604E157954AF25B7A296E67AA89FA4F138B83DF42E1A)
The Hunt for Microscopic Black Holes
Finding micro black holes at the Office of Science supported Large Hadron Collider would alert scientists to the existence of extra dimensions, which might explain why gravity seems so weak.
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The Science Inside the Structures
See how form follows function on this new interactive map of Berkeley Lab.
Read more about The Science Inside the Structures![brookhaven-stripes-090413-thumb.jpg Scientists Simon Billinge, Milinda Abeykoon, Emil Bozin, and John Tranquada are making strides toward uncovering the role of "charge stripes" in superconductivity, the ability of some materials to carry electric current with no energy loss.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/brookhaven-stripes-090413-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=2A246E4C1C8E59E2DB5FBE8A5DA5DC1DF318F4960DA7FE5819EC60148CA1BFBE)
New Evidence to Aid Search for Charge 'Stripes' in Superconductors
Findings identify signature that will help scientists investigate and understand materials that carry current with no resistance.
Read more about New Evidence to Aid Search for Charge 'Stripes' in Superconductors![fermi-dark-energy-090313-thumb.jpg Time lapse of stars over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/fermi-dark-energy-090313-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=F2192C0DCB26747B74AA1C2BE0248CCEA3ADA5AF427FD317A7EE5748AF1C5794)
Dark Energy Survey Begins Five-Year Mission to Map Southern Sky in Tremendous Detail
World’s most powerful digital camera will explore the forces shaping the universe.
Read more about Dark Energy Survey Begins Five-Year Mission to Map Southern Sky in Tremendous Detail![ames-SIF-082913-thumb.jpg A computer generated image of the new Ames Sensitive Instrument Facility.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/ames-SIF-082913-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=0205C938F41D05D3065CF3F0B14F85431FA11F66E15466E8B2548E17D1BC486C)
Ames Laboratory to Build Sensitive Instrument Facility
New facility will allow scientists to study materials at the atomic scale and aid in their discovery and design of new ones.
Read more about Ames Laboratory to Build Sensitive Instrument Facility![berkeley-calcium-carbonate-082613-thumb.jpg Artistic rendition of liquid-liquid separation in a supersaturated calcium carbonate solution.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/berkeley-calcium-carbonate-082613-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=A4B24BC3491A515100BD376B5473DCA8C3F0FAC775F6EFE0B64762D9EC81EFA1)
Computer Simulations Indicate Calcium Carbonate Has a Dense Liquid Phase
Berkeley Lab research could help scientists predict how carbon is stored underground.
Read more about Computer Simulations Indicate Calcium Carbonate Has a Dense Liquid Phase![berkeley-windows-081413-thumb.jpg Delia Milliron, Guillermo Garcia, and Anna Llordés created a new electrochromic material that can dynamically control transmission of both visible light and near-infrared light, enabling a new generation of smart windows.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/berkeley-windows-081413-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=CC3A7300F8E7D0772C49F1518202DD9845C1DF2980B087449F18655DB71AE712)
Raising the IQ of Smart Windows
Berkeley Lab researchers create new window coating which could lead to increased comfort and significant savings.
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Introducing the National Library of Energy Beta
A new search engine facilitating access to DOE information.
Read more about Introducing the National Library of Energy Beta![silicon-switch-blog-080713-thumb.jpg The magnetite experiment was conducted at the Soft X-ray Materials Science (SXR) experimental station at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/silicon-switch-blog-080713-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=39A39748747CE4B91DC65AC9E77ECF1D66F78FF54AD83B35372D73A5A76F6E5C)
The Science of the Speedy Switch
Research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory may show the way to computers that break the silicon speed limit.
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