![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg This weekend, 63 high school teams and 48 middle school teams will be competing in Finals of the 2017 National Science Bowl.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/nsb-finals-042717-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=F46A3FFEE3FB2016FF4C4C880D61C9CEC04D1AA1995FF00791759903BB67B1B9)
Finals of the 27th National Science Bowl® Begin Today
This weekend, 63 high school teams and 48 middle school teams will be competing in Finals of the 2017 National Science Bowl. Keep checking back for updates and results of your favorite teams.
Read more about Finals of the 27th National Science Bowl® Begin Today![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Zach Teitler, now an associate professor of math, was on the championship team for Albany High School in the 1993 National Science Bowl®.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/blog-nsb-teitler-041717-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=E7623675DF03C5C7A7AE1CF4D6D5FCE7F916EDBE577D7CD11219BFFAC9BA33EE)
Champions in Science: Profile of Zach Teitler
For the run-up to the 2017 National Science Bowl® Finals April 27 to May 1, this is the last profile in a series on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science: Profile of Zach Teitler![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Left to right, in the back: Si Hwang Chin, Peter Chan, Renee Landrum. Front row: coach Penny Sconzo, Susan Born, and Shireen Haque with their 1994 National Science Bowl® trophy.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/blog-nsb-haque-041017-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8F6CB8B709559A2CC22E35A36E76EE2A19A465531FF579050EC798B94CA62AB1)
Champions in Science: Profile of Shireen Haque
For the run-up to the 2017 National Science Bowl® Finals April 27 to May 1, this is the third in a series of four profiles on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science: Profile of Shireen Haque![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Depiction of giant virus acquiring genes from different eukaryotic host cells.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/jgi-giant-viruses-040617-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=5D24FDB01B417FA28C540557BC52FBB3B2066F3FB4358794A59A15AA27BA6860)
Discovered: Novel Group of Giant Viruses
Giant viruses appear to have evolved from smaller viruses (not from cells) based on presence of nearly complete set of translation-related genes.
Read more about Discovered: Novel Group of Giant Viruses![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg National Science Bowl® Where Are They Now? Profile of Jonathan Kirzner](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/blog-nsb-kirzner-040317-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=E67FAA0BFE5AA2B62D8C9FC49CC371E816AFFA5813CC5084CD2FBB84ACDA3841)
Champions in Science: Profile of Jonathan Kirzner
For the run-up to the 2017 National Science Bowl® Finals April 27 to May 1, this is the second in a series of profiles on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science: Profile of Jonathan Kirzner![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Jo Dudek and Robert Edwards used the Jefferson Lab LQCD cluster (shown), along with other supercomputers, to perform calculations of the sigma particle.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/jlab-sigma-particle-033117-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=4864F04901260EE573EEE1CC2AB1546AE21E53CF34CF217172C806C7F8A81474)
Physicists Move Closer to Listening In on Sub-Atomic Conversation
Jefferson Laboratory scientists are developing tools to study sub-atomic particles’ interactions and learn more about how they stick together to build our visible universe.
Read more about Physicists Move Closer to Listening In on Sub-Atomic Conversation![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg In the 1980s, scientists discovered that a proton's three valance quarks (red, green, blue) account for only a fraction of the proton's overall spin.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/blog-proton-spin-032917-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=A4A276420EB464364A98F29DC6EF58DC72B4FDCEE82BBCB4D81FB64197BEC6E8)
How did the Proton Get Its Spin?
Understanding a fundamental aspect of a fundamental particle.
Read more about How did the Proton Get Its Spin?![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Albuquerque Managing City Attorney Jenica Jacobi is a volunteer and a former competitor at the National Science Bowl®.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/blog-nsb-jacobi-032717-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=14A618A56044BC01E3283221029026CA522F4F1CB5AF2234CA794ACAA82E2C09)
Champions in Science: Profile of Jenica Jacobi
For the run-up to the 2017 National Science Bowl® Finals April 27 to May 1, this is the first in a series of profiles on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science: Profile of Jenica Jacobi![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Fermilab members of the CMS collaboration traveled to CERN to help install the pixel detector into the CMS detector.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/fermilab-cms-detector-032417-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=3D46C0D7492B95F091EA438F5DDB58B92A3A2737C1CA832282A9A502BEEF96EB)
A New Gem Inside the CMS Detector
Scientists and engineers at Fermilab and 21 U.S. universities have been assembling and testing a new pixel detector to replace the current one as part of the Compact Muon Solenoid upgrade.
Read more about A New Gem Inside the CMS Detector![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg New X-ray diffraction technique called Bragg single-angle ptychography.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/anl-ptychography-032217-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=80934ACD2D2659269C34AAD2D5D74097FF631CD56D4FC4BB13C4BF82F6370DB8)
Single-Angle Ptychography Allows 3D Imaging of Stressed Materials
Scientists have used a new X-ray diffraction technique called Bragg single-angle ptychography to get a clear picture of how planes of atoms shift and squeeze under stress.
Read more about Single-Angle Ptychography Allows 3D Imaging of Stressed Materials![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Physicist Imène Goumiri](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/pppl-fusion-plasma-032017-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=ADA00CCBE0E1C2CBE5CB95BDB3C9E092E6BBC27F31CCC0664D92063D38D42355)
New Feedback System Could Allow Greater Control Over Fusion Plasma
Physicist Imène Goumiri has created a new system that will let scientists control the energy and rotation of plasma in real time in a doughnut-shaped machine known as a tokamak.
Read more about New Feedback System Could Allow Greater Control Over Fusion Plasma![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg This figure illustrates the idea of electronic pairing by lattice vibrations.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2017/blog-superconducting-030117-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=00378440AEE16011BB87F91690B7F4E9FD5DF9A08AD730B5C8538DF15C2F0F2F)
Cracking the Mystery of Perfect Efficiency: Investigating Superconductors
From the turn of the last century to today, scientists have explored why superconductors never lose current.
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