![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Keji Lai, University of Texas at Austin, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-pecase-lai-050916-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=7DEF2D28CD67F70B64FEF0B47D239F8152DE0CFFEFAA839AAB8D621860F3ADE6)
The Physics of the Middle: Keji Lai
PECASE recipient develops new ways to study physics at the mesoscale.
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Honoring Federally-Funded Scientists and Engineers at the Forefront of Research and Discovery
President Obama welcomed more than 100 leading scientists and engineers from around the world to thank them for their work on some of the most challenging and complex issues in science and technology.
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A Cleansing Rain Falls; A Soil-Filled Mist Arises
Raindrop splash is a surprise source of fine soil particles in the atmosphere.
Read more about A Cleansing Rain Falls; A Soil-Filled Mist Arises![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg The 2016 National Science Bowl winners.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/nsb-winners-050316-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=04FC710B0A4E15600F6F6B91B39AA760DB2C1BD299E5CC73C4FFE2BB4E3CE658)
Students from Maryland and California Win DOE’s 26th National Science Bowl®
Successful Competition Highlights Importance of Investing in Next Generation of Leaders in Science
Read more about Students from Maryland and California Win DOE’s 26th National Science Bowl<sup>®</sup>![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Jeff Zira and his teammates celebrate winning the regional competition his junior year at North Hollywood High School.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-nsb-zira-042916-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=1549122BF0B22BC4268B4C28D7660A481084C27DD5029657EA4B3314C7B9CCAA)
Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of Jeff Zira
For the run-up to the 2016 National Science Bowl® Finals April 28th to May 2nd, this is part of a series on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of Jeff Zira![nsb-043015-thumb.jpg Members of 48 middle school teams from across the country pose for a group photo during the 2014 National Science Bowl competition, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Washington, DC.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2015/nsb-043015-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8474471F89F875A1B3D96B98B5C3E45975B7096445490164F495274325B87F0E)
The 2016 National Science Bowl® Finals Have Begun
This weekend, 69 high school teams and 47 middle school teams will be competing in the Finals of the 2016 National Science Bowl®. Keep checking back for updates and results of your favorite teams.
Read more about The 2016 National Science Bowl<sup>®</sup> Finals Have Begun![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg This computerized rendering shows the layout of the HiRES ultrafast electron diffraction beamline, which is located in the domed Advanced Light Source building at Berkeley Lab. At left (on blue base) is APEX, the electron source for HiRES.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/lbnl-electron-eye-042716-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=AD08C6C58D19C65903E1317A3F6C6C07AB59A5F6AB2FCDB087003F169F234F1C)
Seeing Atoms and Molecules in Action with an Electron ‘Eye’
Berkeley Lab's HiRES to provide new views of material changes, chemical reactions.
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Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of Kay Aull
For the run-up to the 2016 National Science Bowl® Finals April 28th to May 2nd, this is the third in a series on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of Kay Aull![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Researchers examined the spiral “twist-bend” structure (right) formed by boomerang-shaped liquid crystal molecules (left and center) measuring 3 nanometers in length.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/lbnl-lcd-research-042016-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=B94A0827459228E4CEBD1CFF1ABFAE2A45C2B4EEF0D0B44D792A075A1198E0A1)
What Screens are Made of: New Twists (and Bends) in LCD Research
X-ray research at Berkeley Lab details exotic structure formed by liquid crystals.
Read more about What Screens are Made of: New Twists (and Bends) in LCD Research![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Dave Savage (upper right) and the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-nsb-savage-041916-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=7A133450D1D40F5590BBFB1C4D13EE63DBA06E6BA5880ED22BFC3F2100447158)
Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of David Savage
For the run-up to the 2016 National Science Bowl® Finals April 28th to May 2nd, this is the second in a series on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of David Savage![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Healthy cassava plant.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/jgi-cassava-plant-041816-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=872B35A6E6C1CEFC6EE97EC24AE69C143767B2DDE83419540FB2702961F3CD47)
Mapping a Path to Improved Cassava Production
Comparative analysis highlights impacts of previous breeding programs on cassava genome.
Read more about Mapping a Path to Improved Cassava Production![Unique capability enables researchers to identify molecules involved in processes related to biology, environment and energy.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/pnnl-mass-spectrometer-041416-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=D2319ED01B0EC5709301C8D5682CD7C529DFA1D7DD8432FB215A0350E1B22BF5)
Powerful Mass Spectrometer Opens New Vistas for Scientists
Unique capability enables researchers to identify molecules involved in processes related to biology, environment and energy.
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