![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.
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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.
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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.
Read more about Powerful Mass Spectrometer Opens New Vistas for Scientists![Bacteria and Archaea from extreme environments like the ones that produce the yellow color in Yellowstone's Morning Glory Pool have reshaped our understanding of the tree of life.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/uc-berkeley-microbes-041216-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=673410300A1415AE6489301B53FAD3E1ACFA1C5111292BE28324F4F3C674B241)
Wealth of Unsuspected New Microbes Expands Tree of Life
Bacteria and Archaea from extreme environments like the ones that produce the yellow color in Yellowstone's Morning Glory Pool have reshaped our understanding of the tree of life.
Read more about Wealth of Unsuspected New Microbes Expands Tree of Life![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg The research team at a probe station where they used simulated sunlight to characterize electronic devices they'd made using a hybrid nanomaterial.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/bnl-quantum-dots-041116-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8CB1DC301C24E0625C29FCCCD07856AAB3C9334F57F49B605EE49375685A42A5)
Connect the Dots: Harvesting the Power of the Sun
Research demonstrates promise of a new approach for improving solar cells, photocatalysts, light sensors, and other optical devices.
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ORNL Neutron ‘Splashes’ Reveal Signature of Exotic Particles
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to uncover novel behavior in materials that holds promise for quantum computing.
Read more about ORNL Neutron ‘Splashes’ Reveal Signature of Exotic Particles![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg PNNL researcher James Stegen amid his “laboratory” – the shoreline of the Columbia River.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/pnnl-river-microbes-040716-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=9C101DA3AAF53E59D3B30F7D27B1DD5626D4194E44F21497D1126AA293AD444C)
Microbes Take Center Stage in Workings of 'The River's Liver'
Scientists explore climate impact as rivers ebb and flow.
Read more about Microbes Take Center Stage in Workings of 'The River's Liver'![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Julia Hu (third from left) with her teammates after winning the 2001 DOE National Science Bowl®.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-nsb-hu-040516-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=0716165CD59161CE877E5B9848879A57471EE192788D1EF30DCFC9ECC44695CA)
Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of Julia Hu
For the run-up to the 2016 National Science Bowl® Finals April 28th to May 2nd, this is the first in a series on previous NSB competitors.
Read more about Champions in Science Whose Stars are Still Rising: Profile of Julia Hu![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Illustration of an electron beam traveling through a niobium cavity – a key component of SLAC’s future LCLS-II X-ray laser.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/slac-laser-upgrade-040416-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=AE66CB8A9A340C840F699C1783254F015A13788F8660091960E3ED0CDF8E96CB)
Major Upgrade Will Boost Power of World’s Brightest X-ray Laser
LCLS-II promises never-before-seen views of nature at work.
Read more about Major Upgrade Will Boost Power of World’s Brightest X-ray Laser![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Flexible double-helix DNA segments connected to gold nanoparticles are revealed from the 3-D density maps (purple and yellow) reconstructed from individual samples.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/lbnl-3d-DNA-033016-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=7A4DC066F69517CAD8F00B755D5ADF22291387DC55A11A74487B751D2D4A701B)
Revealing the Fluctuations of Flexible DNA in 3-D
First-of-their-kind images by Berkeley Lab-led research team could aid in use of DNA to build nanoscale devices.
Read more about Revealing the Fluctuations of Flexible DNA in 3-D![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg RHIC physicists used collisions of protons with their spins aligned transverse (perpendicular) to their direction of motion (left) with an unpolarized proton beam (right) to search for the effects of the interaction between "like" color charges.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/bnl-microcosm-proton-032816-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=68E2C329755AE852554F0A77797B152091921557FA097DBDF12C0FD5ABA8D8FB)
A View of the Colorful Microcosm Within a Proton
Probing the "color" interactions among quarks tests a theoretical concept of nature's strongest force to pave a way toward mapping protons' 3D internal structure.
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