![UofW-LED-031014-thumb.jpg This graphical representation shows the layers of the 2-D LED and how it emits light.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/UofW-LED-031014-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8B9BE95C7762B9D95F0839B8FBF925BC024E7F54E3DBC2A5DEA3B62DB9E978D9)
Scientists Build Thinnest-Possible LEDs to be Stronger, More Energy Efficient
University of Washington researchers supported by the Office of Science have created LEDs 10,000 smaller than the thickness of a human hair.
Read more about Scientists Build Thinnest-Possible LEDs to be Stronger, More Energy Efficient![ornl-solar-030614-thumb.jpg Conceptual drawing shows a flexible organic photovoltaic made from an acceptor of PCBM (buckyball with earth) and the donor of deuterated conducting polymer.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/ornl-solar-030614-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=299D933A5C377CB4759A8A99FBA3EAE587C8B8A083CEE25AB0BE28FDE85859BD)
Solar Surprise
Multidisciplinary ORNL team discovers unexpected effect of heavy hydrogen in organic solar cells.
Read more about Solar Surprise![ames-laser-030414-thumb.jpg Ames Laboratory scientists use ultra-fast laser spectroscopy to "see" tiny actions in real time in materials.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/ames-laser-030414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=5ECB116E76583E837E8FA803C77DC019CF2F957C8C5B0EBE9D99BE08D534CE01)
Ultra-fast Laser Spectroscopy Lights Way to Understanding New Materials
Scientists at the Ames Laboratory are using the technique to “see” small but potentially significant changes to materials in real time.
Read more about Ultra-fast Laser Spectroscopy Lights Way to Understanding New Materials![corrosion-blog-022614-thumb.jpg Most times, the effects of corrosion are studied with regard to the metal surface.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/corrosion-blog-022614-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=AF8E8E22D477E4E0C8BB1A364F4EE810BF7AB78FFA4D4135414C62ED9F62E588)
New Perspective on a Corrosive Problem
Supercomputers give Argonne Lab scientists new insight into the critical transition that drives the creation of corrosive conditions.
Read more about New Perspective on a Corrosive Problem![fermi-quarks-022414-thumb.jpg A nighttime panoramic view of Fermilab’s Tevatron collider.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/fermi-quarks-022414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=B9610A01BAACB3939535A93F089EF2DDC5258096649DFA439E55CE5F34D8DCEE)
Scientists Complete the Top Quark Puzzle
Fermilab researchers have finished a portrait of one of the universe’s fundamental particles.
Read more about Scientists Complete the Top Quark Puzzle![jgi-duckweed-022014-thumb.jpg Duckweed is a relatively simple plant with fronds that float on the surface of the water and roots that extend into the water. In the flask on the left, you can see the dormant phase, turions, that have dropped to the bottom.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/jgi-duckweed-022014-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=6A7AB3C63E4B456145DDE5593F863AE9EBF3116C7E55D4789E59CF61D589F60E)
Duckweed Has Potential As Biofuel Source
Pond-dwelling powerhouse's genome points to its biofuel potential.
Read more about Duckweed Has Potential As Biofuel Source![ames-3D-021414-thumb.jpg The CMI printer, a LENS MR-7 manufactured by Optomec of Albuquerque, N.M., uses models from computer-aided design software to build layers of metal alloy on a substrate via metal powders that are melted by a laser.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/ames-3D-021414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=DBF78CCF7C7DCD77A24DE29A71389937F6F7FE9F37441DFE139A709CE9B61FBB)
Ames Lab, Critical Materials Institute Speed Metals Research with 3D Printer
3D Printer Technology will allow scientists to 'speed-read' through materials libraries, finding properties that best suit particular needs.
Read more about Ames Lab, Critical Materials Institute Speed Metals Research with 3D Printer![graphene-blog-021214-thumb.jpg Beamline 4.0.2 at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/graphene-blog-021214-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=BC893D7B80FF28F094B9F877CDB3E7808B9945BB576A01595943A7CDA104DCC1)
Bulkier is Better?
Berkeley Lab and SLAC discover 3D counterpart to graphene with potentially wide-ranging applications.
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Aim for the Sky!
Brookhaven Lab's Justine Haupt helping to build the world's largest digital camera.
Read more about Aim for the Sky!![anl-west-nile-020714-thumb.jpg The NS1 protein structure.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/anl-west-nile-020714-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=00F276A1520F83066A8DF46933D0D36A87FA24E3EE91FE5A163D2899AD24CCCB)
Decoding Dengue and West Nile
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Purdue University use Argonne Lab’s Advanced Photon Source to take steps toward control of growing public health problems.
Read more about Decoding Dengue and West Nile![jlab-quark-020614-thumb.jpg Two High Resolution Spectrometers are shown with their shield house doors (white) open.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/jlab-quark-020614-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=AFDE4E6BABF7F1D49C24775C965082D0527EFDFD37C6F0A397E0599C64D45595)
Quarks in the Looking Glass
Researchers at Jefferson Lab probe properties of ‘mirror symmetry’ in quarks and provide a new and much more precise measurement of one of their key properties.
Read more about Quarks in the Looking Glass![fermi-award-020414-thumb.jpg President Barack Obama meets with 2013 Fermi Award recipients Professor Allen J. Bard, left, and Dr. Andrew Sessler in the Oval Office.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/fermi-award-020414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8F828B14DE1ECD0678B9A6C1E5AC2EDC9EB163B741B5D553453BC7C8324818F1)
President Obama Welcomes 2013 Fermi Award Winners to the White House
Drs. Allan J. Bard and Andrew Sessler honored for their exceptional contributions to science and service.
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