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Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators
President Obama honors the nation's cutting-edge scientists and engineers.
Read more about Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators![bnl-plants-040914-thumb.jpg Brookhaven Lab plant scientist Benjamin Babst with corn and sorghum plants.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/bnl-plants-040914-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=730E28A42B5BF01E911347C64E12E450821297E07605547F22B36C8771894779)
Growing Shoots and Sugary Stems
Study by researchers at Brookhaven Lab and the University of Queensland supports idea that sugars play a key role in regulating branching at plant stems.
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Astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Make the Most Precise Measurement Yet of the Expanding Universe
Researchers at Brookhaven and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories contribute to a new view showing the universe just before dark energy should have kicked in.
Read more about Astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Make the Most Precise Measurement Yet of the Expanding Universe![lbnl-nanostructures-040414-thumb.jpg This simulation of a 1 nanometer-wide indium nitride wire shows the distribution of an electron around a positively charged “hole.”](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-nanostructures-040414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=80AA29EDB53FFDD9D33749FBF31F28EB17E6AB3EB683E46B0758161617CB3942)
To Bridge LEDs’ Green Gap, Scientists Think Small…Really Small
Nanostructures half a DNA strand-wide show promise for efficient LEDs.
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'Smart Window' Material May Make Better Batteries
Scientists at SLAC's synchrotron observe 'breathing' layer during battery operation
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Bionic Plants
Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers.
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Scientists Track 3D Nanoscale Changes in Rechargeable Battery Material During Operation
First 3D nanoscale observations of microstructural degradation during charge-discharge cycles could point to new ways to engineer battery electrode materials for better performance.
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Peter B. Littlewood Appointed Director of Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Littlewood will guide the laboratory’s vision, identify new challenges, and develop a strategy to continue delivering world-renowned, mission-driven research and innovation.
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Scientists Discover Potential Way to Make Graphene Superconducting
SLAC, Stanford study identifies long-sought path toward engineering materials for super-efficient nanoelectronics.
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Batteries in Space
The Argonne-led Joint Center for Energy Storage Research and NASA team up to conduct research into next-generation batteries to be used in space.
Read more about Batteries in Space![lbnl-nanoprobes-031814-thumb.jpg The Molecular Foundry is one of five DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRCs) dedicated to interdisciplinary research at the nanoscale.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-nanoprobes-031814-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=D9BA495BCFFC9E1BC035B920FEAE22AB347114F5E1B6D5B5E2AD3BD764BB36DA)
Bright Future for Protein Nanoprobes
Berkeley Lab researchers discover new rules for single-particle imaging with light-emitting nanocrystals.
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Deep Insights from Thin Layers
Technique developed by a trio of national labs reveals secrets to proteins one layer at a time.
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