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Microbes, Mercury, and Risk
Oak Ridge researchers unlock a genetic key to mercury contamination of the food chain.
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The Final Brackets Are Being Set . . . For a Competition Like No Other
Two more teams joined the tourney of National Science Bowl finalists. See the newest winners, and return for future updates here.
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Spring‘ing’ Forward Into the Finals . . . Of A Competition Like No Other
Several more schools leaped over their competitors to become winners of this weekend’s National Science Bowl regional competitions. See the newest finalists, and return for future updates here:
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Overcoming Resistance and Lighting Up the World
Research at Brookhaven Lab opens new possibilities in superconductors.
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‘March’ing Into The Finals . . . Of A Competition Like No Other
More than a score of schools stepped up to win this past weekend’s National Science Bowl regional competitions. See the newest finalists, and return for future updates here:
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Out of Thin Air
Nanoscience helps pave the way toward next generation “lithium-air” batteries.
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The Award for Best Science Challenge . . . Goes To A Competition Like No Other
Many more schools will head to the D.C. stage as winners of this past weekend’s regional competitions for the National Science Bowl. See the newest finalists, and return for future updates here:
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Office of Science Collaborates with Federal Partners to Plan for Comprehensive Public Access to Research Results
Transparency of federally funded scientific research will expand the frontiers of knowledge.
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Sweet Sunbeams and Creative Catalysts
X-ray laser look at photosynthesis in action may open many possibilities.
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A Competition Like No Other Heats Up
Just a few weeks remaining in the National Science Bowl’s regional competitions. See the newest finalists, and return for future updates here:
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FDA Approves First Bionic Eye for the Blind
Decade of Department of Energy research played a key role in the technology.
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Sandia’s Cellular Statuettes in Silica
Lab’s artistic forms may lead to many real-life applications.
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