![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Cloud droplets form when the amount of water vapor reaches a threshold value. Larger cloud droplets form when organic molecules (in red) are present on the surface instead of dissolving in the interior, or bulk, of the droplet.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/lbnl-cloud-droplets-032416-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=AC26F3603845960315A0E94575053170F2A0A1CCCB5674E4CEA84E100E90ED58)
Scientists Part the Clouds on How Droplets Form
Berkeley Lab researchers find new mechanism to explain the birth of cloud droplets, could influence climate models.
Read more about Scientists Part the Clouds on How Droplets Form![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg (L), GLBRC researcher and UW–Madison associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, Jennifer Reed, in her office on the UW campus, and (R) working with a team member in her lab.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/pecase-reed-032316-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=0334973C14E0861CF22983A623A9C8E7EAC9FCF492722CB9ED1C1004B810D8B8)
PECASE Award-Winning Engineer Jennifer Reed Models Metabolism for Biofuels
In her lab at UW–Madison, Reed focuses on controlling thousands of reactions inside a cell by changing the genes that help produce a specific chemical.
Read more about PECASE Award-Winning Engineer Jennifer Reed Models Metabolism for Biofuels![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Equal parts lignin and synthetic nitrile rubber are heated, mixed and extruded to yield a superior thermoplastic for cars and other consumer products.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/ornl-tougher-plastics-032216-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=047EBDACB89310959DEF399AF3E60A4D9239952E594135500509E17589F8CCBF)
ORNL Researchers Invent Tougher Plastic With 50 Percent Renewable Content
New results may bring cleaner, cheaper raw materials to diverse manufacturers.
Read more about ORNL Researchers Invent Tougher Plastic With 50 Percent Renewable Content![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Cloudy days can hamper solar panels' ability to produce electricity, but scientists around the country are working on ways to overcome this problem by making the panels more efficient.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-solar-031716-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=F8CB20863AC37CFAA3F0D198FA6F3928F61FEB11F300F37C6E70D5B5425FB0CE)
5 Ways to Get Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Scientists are discovering new ways for solar panels to work on overcast days.
Read more about 5 Ways to Get Sunshine on a Cloudy Day![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Protons and neutrons melt to produce 'quark-gluon plasma' at RHIC.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/blog-universe-origins-030116-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=89FC52C09D42712865D68A820A8F75161CC2FEDEF9417747EAEC3769BBACFEA2)
The Origins of the Universe
An in-depth look at the origins of matter and the environmental conditions that helped shape the universe today.
Read more about The Origins of the Universe![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg An illustration of a tetraquark.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/fermi-tetraquark-022516-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=9069C44BE09529C77FA8BBA1B9202B4B1D574D67ACB5B7D1C108F6985A3D72C7)
Fermilab Scientists Discover New Four-Flavor Particle
Scientists on the DZero collaboration at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab have discovered a new particle—the latest member to be added to the exotic species of particle known as tetraquarks.
Read more about Fermilab Scientists Discover New Four-Flavor Particle![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Anaerobic gut fungi colonize biomass, and secreted enzymes that release free sugars into their environment.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/jgi-biofuels-021916-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=5C074B617FAA110B2BFD191FC9F83490235EA782946A152D7E9BC116AFBC1604)
Biofuel Tech Straight from the Farm
Research team taps EMSL and DOE JGI to harness promising fungi found in manure.
Read more about Biofuel Tech Straight from the Farm![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Researchers used experimental data to create a 23.7-million atom biomass model featuring cellulose (purple), lignin (brown), and enzymes (green).](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/ornl-titan-biofuels-021716-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=A2AE5AB5E420FBAAF2AC8A7D0B6445A6D497A55CCE2C456FCE02362A11D9476A)
Titan Probes Depths of Biofuel’s Biggest Barrier
ORNL researchers’ 23.7-million atom system demonstrates why lignin is such a problem.
Read more about Titan Probes Depths of Biofuel’s Biggest Barrier![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Brookhaven Lab Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) scientists with a sample of gold nanoparticle superlattices linked up by using fabricated DNA as a building material.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/bnl-superlattices-020416-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=5012A0B77E918E4FABE8CA948F35B1CB649850F54E00F54E6B9A5BF9CF004EDB)
Scientists Guide Gold Nanoparticles to Form "Diamond" Superlattices
DNA scaffolds cage and coax nanoparticles into position to form crystalline arrangements that mimic the atomic structure of diamond.
Read more about Scientists Guide Gold Nanoparticles to Form "Diamond" Superlattices![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Star trails take shape around Kitt Peak National Observatory in this long-exposure.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/lbnl-sky-camera-020316-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=C103B5FF2E35A0EA6ED86FCA576CAD70FDACBF0DD932AC1C61926B60AF06603B)
New Galaxy-Hunting Sky Camera Sees Redder Better
Berkeley Lab, Yale University, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory join forces to develop Mosaic-3.
Read more about New Galaxy-Hunting Sky Camera Sees Redder Better![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Michael Witherell, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/lbnl-director-012216-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=74007A1FDCAD44DF33C25759426AB4ABA5EA76787D51573E50705BE7E2635A81)
UC Names Michael Witherell to Head Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Witherell is a leading physicist with a highly distinguished career in teaching, research and managing complex organizations.
Read more about UC Names Michael Witherell to Head Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg The view from the top of Observation Hill. The ARM Mobile Facility will be deployed here for one year.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2016/arm-antartic-melt-012016-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=07E2AEA560ACC10C9626A129503118A740E46EFD4D08E66D51F73D1A9B9A623E)
Scientists Study Clouds’ Impact on West Antarctic Ice Melt
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility is now delivering data that could help scientists understand how clouds affect melting glaciers.
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