![blog-silicon-102814-thumb.jpg Four voice coil magnets taken from a desktop or laptop computer and their brackets (which have mounting holes). These magnets are each about 10.5 – 15 grams, 1 - 1.25 inches long. These ones are colorful, because they have been overheated in the process of separation and demagnetization. Photo supplied by the Ames Laboratory.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/blog-silicon-102814-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=E86E13D4FD4A34D384C4C36FB95CA9432D23223AAE5654DED4BD0998F85FA01D)
Silicon Shovels for Rare-Earth Solutions
Office of Science scientists use supercomputers to search for innovative answers to rare-earth supply needs.
Read more about Silicon Shovels for Rare-Earth Solutions![lbnl-biogasoline-102714-headliner-thumb.jpg Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (left) and Heather Jensen were part of a JBEI team that identified microbial genes which can improve both the tolerance and the production of biogasoline in engineered strains of E. coli.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-biogasoline-102714-headliner-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=CD94C005328662EC4942B1547AC4A9E007EEC84343C5F2E138A04C82C1C7D971)
Boosting Biogasoline Production in Microbes
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers combine systems biology with genetic engineering to improve production of isopentenol in E. coli.
Read more about Boosting Biogasoline Production in Microbes![lbnl-secretary-ribbon-102414-thumb.jpg Cutting the ribbon to the General Purpose Laboratory are (l-r) Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, Energy Secretary Moniz, Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-secretary-ribbon-102414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=7546BBA686470F4A5E058888609D35419E8FED4E3AD50F549F458023B1C4CED9)
DOE Secretary Helps Usher in New Era of Energy Research at Berkeley Lab
A new building will be the home to lab’s energy storage efforts.
Read more about DOE Secretary Helps Usher in New Era of Energy Research at Berkeley Lab![pppl-stellarators-102114-thumb.jpg Magnetic field strength in a turbulence-optimized stellarator design. Regions with the highest strength are shown in yellow.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/pppl-stellarators-102114-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=1A15CED80D9A76CCBB49DF97788FE1D7F715541508BE186BC629DFC24A095272)
Scientists Use Plasma Shaping to Control Turbulence in Stellarators
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics in Germany have devised a new method for minimizing turbulence in bumpy donut-shaped experimental fusion facilities called stellarators.
Read more about Scientists Use Plasma Shaping to Control Turbulence in Stellarators![lbnl-esnet-102014-thumb.jpg New transatlantic links being installed by DOE’s Energy Sciences Network will provide greater connectivity for scientists at U.S. National Laboratories with research facilities and collaborators in Europe.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-esnet-102014-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=E52132069654EC74CCC749353AACA10E586197AA3865939238C618BE4454F9B8)
DOE’s High-Speed Network to Boost Big Data Transfers by Extending 100G Connectivity Across Atlantic
New capabilities improve network speeds between European facilities and U.S. research sites, including Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Read more about DOE’s High-Speed Network to Boost Big Data Transfers by Extending 100G Connectivity Across Atlantic![anl-graphene-101414-thumb.jpg Graphene's hexagonal structure makes it an excellent lubricant.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/anl-graphene-101414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8278812DAF941F84B98D0F6FD13AFC668B6BA691EC1FC1FFAC523710B3852009)
Slippery When Dry: Graphene Proves a Long-lasting Lubricant
Argonne National Laboratory has identified the properties of a newer, exceptionally wear-resistant substance that works in a broader range of environments.
Read more about Slippery When Dry: Graphene Proves a Long-lasting Lubricant![bnl-plant-oils-100814-thumb.jpg Brookhaven researchers Jilian Fan, John Shanklin, and Changcheng Xu have developed a method for getting experimental plants to accumulate more leaf oil.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/bnl-plant-oils-100814-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=C5E7BBEEBEF22005778BB785B1ED4B198C8E017B7884637F2AC93BA80792E4E2)
Researchers Pump Up Oil Accumulation in Plant Leaves
A series of detailed genetic studies points scientists to a new way to dramatically increase the accumulation of oil in plant leaves, an abundant source of biomass for fuel production.
Read more about Researchers Pump Up Oil Accumulation in Plant Leaves![fermi-nova-100714-thumb.jpg NOvA is the most powerful accelerator-based neutrino experiment ever built in the United States and the longest-distance one in the world.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/fermi-nova-100714-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=511C8DDAD6850D781960A980A633B81996F9EE256F9D62A7AE956F20D68AA7CB)
Fermilab’s 500-mile Neutrino Experiment Up and Running
With construction completed, the NOvA experiment has begun its probe into the mysteries of ghostly particles that may hold the key to understanding the universe.
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A Closer Look at the Perfect Fluid
Researchers at Berkeley Lab and their collaborators have honed a way to probe the quark-gluon plasma, the kind of matter that dominated the universe immediately after the big bang.
Read more about A Closer Look at the Perfect Fluid![bnl-neutrinos-100114-thumb.jpg Photomultiplier tubes lining the walls of the Daya Bay neutrino detector.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/bnl-neutrinos-100114-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=A0EE353CBB6E99B7488EF1F9D6CEE6DFB32C3AB7A4A7DB8986726B8B512DAEE1)
Hide & Seek: Sterile Neutrinos Remain Elusive
Daya Bay neutrino experiment publishes a new result on its first search for a "sterile" neutrino.
Read more about Hide & Seek: Sterile Neutrinos Remain Elusive![lbnl-supernova-092914-thumb.jpg A slice through the interior of a supermassive star of 55,500 solar masses along the axis of symmetry.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-supernova-092914-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=C229A9C69C710A76246CE33657A7B8C5A0FAE301155B1B750083ED8B0B7F46C3)
Simulations Reveal An Unusual Death for Ancient Stars
Findings made possible with NERSC resources and Berkeley Lab code.
Read more about Simulations Reveal An Unusual Death for Ancient Stars![pnnl-climate-092614-thumb.jpg Scientists used a technique to shave time off computationally expensive global climate simulations, taking advantage of the most powerful super computers.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/pnnl-climate-092614-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=F8EAE04A32D4AFBB9BA12AD53E8C91F0F25E5CFD01956038CC5DD72619E7B7AC)
More Haste, Less Waste
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a more efficient way to crunch climate numbers.
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