![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Cistern Spring in Yellowstone National Park is home to the elusive archaeon Nanopusillus acidilobi.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/ornl-yellowstone-microbes-070516-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=E8C54C0935D0BB7FB857EB827FEC5C25A3200F7F1473D74EEF6B46EAEEAD3266)
ORNL Scientists Isolate and Culture Elusive Yellowstone Microbe
A microbial partnership thriving in an acidic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park has surrendered some of its lifestyle secrets to researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Read more about ORNL Scientists Isolate and Culture Elusive Yellowstone Microbe![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Postdoctoral associate Yuanheng Cai, biological research associate Xuebin Zhang, and plant biochemist Chang-Jun Liu in the Brookhaven Lab greenhouse with transgenic trees designed to improve biofuel production.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/bnl-lignin-062816-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=EBB8EC0FEF692F0A64A78AA23AFBDEF15CF6733281D6D61156290AC4BE034605)
Study Shows Trees with Altered Lignin are Better for Biofuels
Fundamental enzyme study leads to increased access to bioenergy feedstocks and improves ethanol yield by modifying plant cell wall structures.
Read more about Study Shows Trees with Altered Lignin are Better for Biofuels![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg PNNL illustration of the phenomenon, "solvent cavitation under solvo-phobic confinement."](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/pnnl-nanorods-061416-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=916D25A29EC8D2B3C8194B18842B0D8C0CAF2DF668F9B5598401B1C0A2BD3237)
Weird, Water-Oozing Material Could Help Quench Thirst
Nanorods' behavior first theorized 20 years ago, but not seen until now.
Read more about Weird, Water-Oozing Material Could Help Quench Thirst![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg A new mathematical framework developed at Berkeley Lab allows researchers to capture fluid dynamics at unprecedented detail.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/lbnl-liquid-synergy-061016-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=1E12F7865D006DAB4BD20306EA098ED7933E3BE48C2B35E7110B4BA110061BB7)
New Mathematics Accurately Captures Liquids and Surfaces Moving in Synergy
Berkeley Lab mathematics captures fluid interface dynamics in unprecedented detail.
Read more about New Mathematics Accurately Captures Liquids and Surfaces Moving in Synergy![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg A simulation of combustion within two adjacent gas turbine combustors.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/ornl-combusion-060116-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=547C93BC64591E6E2347F9AD13D0716500368AEE5691B8DAF0F7C6445BE8BFB3)
Better Combustion for Power Generation
OLCF’s Titan supercomputer propels GE beyond the limits of gas turbine testing.
Read more about Better Combustion for Power Generation![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Mira ranks among the world’s most energy-efficient supercomputers, making it within the top 100 of the green supercomputing list.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-supercomputers-051816-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=A8E8794864E75A5DA4F91BA82F4F3F160214F89DE69C7DF58FD33F04EC0CE54B)
Slimming Down Supercomputers
Scientists curb the energy appetite of the nation’s “answer machines.”
Read more about Slimming Down Supercomputers![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Dr. Eric Brown gives a talk on the computing system Watson and its application in healthcare during the Science Day Program at the 2016 National Science Bowl competition](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-nsb-watson-computer-051716-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=76B6CFC9A3D566BD26478B472B9497EE3D0C20C3E3121A67C21F1D6F00DBA22F)
How Would IBM’s Quiz-Show Computer, Watson, Do as a Competitor in the National Science Bowl?
Eric Brown of IBM Watson Health spoke about the Grand Challenges program, designing the Watson computer that played and won Jeopardy!, and the quest for solutions in natural language processing.
Read more about How Would IBM’s Quiz-Show Computer, Watson, Do as a Competitor in the National Science Bowl?![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg William Tisdale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-pecase-tisdale-051616-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=2C76C31377CFC902FBC96A42740F4DB310FAFC451C7CB8D96C096BB6E9CFBCC2)
Why Did the Electron Cross the Solar Cell? William Tisdale Knows
PECASE recipient’s technique tracks charged particles, offering insights for solar cells, LEDs, and more.
Read more about Why Did the Electron Cross the Solar Cell? William Tisdale Knows![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Milind Kulkarni, Purdue University, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-pecase-kulkarni-051316-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=B64DB9A16CBA3809275C733509C7E9BCECD089A7B1AA27D6FA1DCD609DE58CA2)
Unlocking the Secrets of Irregular Data: Milind Kulkarni
Purdue University associate professor receives presidential honor.
Read more about Unlocking the Secrets of Irregular Data: Milind Kulkarni![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Matthias Schindler, University of South Carolina, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-pecase-schindler-051216-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=6BC67504215484502E0CF777F057D08D668E1E54942189FE4A0925665EA2F3A6)
Nuclear Rule Breakers: Matthias Schindler
PECASE recipient shows how small exceptions help explain the inner workings of neutrons and protons.
Read more about Nuclear Rule Breakers: Matthias Schindler![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Michelle O’Malley, University of California, Santa Barbara, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-pecase-omalley-051116-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=75C3C48A92B4EBDD42EB19B6A2BF044F3767D404F28A1BA97461CFF9F155F7AD)
What Biofuel Production Can Learn from the Zoo: Michelle A. O’Malley
PECASE recipient discovers gut enzymes that break woody plants into biofuel building blocks.
Read more about What Biofuel Production Can Learn from the Zoo: Michelle A. O’Malley![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Jonathan Simon, University of Chicago, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-pecase-simon-051016-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=A5EF6C768D8B19A6D9EC9186AFDDB9CCD3588E07C90064545C990973D09D7092)
Making Materials Out of Light: Jonathan Simon
PECASE recipient illuminates materials’ true nature.
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