![lhc-blackhole-091613-thumb.jpg The CERN-LHC-Atlas-Building.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/lhc-blackhole-091613-thumb.jpg?h=324&w=576&la=en&hash=7F053A2E806E9044F0F9604E157954AF25B7A296E67AA89FA4F138B83DF42E1A)
The Hunt for Microscopic Black Holes
Finding micro black holes at the Office of Science supported Large Hadron Collider would alert scientists to the existence of extra dimensions, which might explain why gravity seems so weak.
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The Science Inside the Structures
See how form follows function on this new interactive map of Berkeley Lab.
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New Evidence to Aid Search for Charge 'Stripes' in Superconductors
Findings identify signature that will help scientists investigate and understand materials that carry current with no resistance.
Read more about New Evidence to Aid Search for Charge 'Stripes' in Superconductors![fermi-dark-energy-090313-thumb.jpg Time lapse of stars over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/fermi-dark-energy-090313-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=F2192C0DCB26747B74AA1C2BE0248CCEA3ADA5AF427FD317A7EE5748AF1C5794)
Dark Energy Survey Begins Five-Year Mission to Map Southern Sky in Tremendous Detail
World’s most powerful digital camera will explore the forces shaping the universe.
Read more about Dark Energy Survey Begins Five-Year Mission to Map Southern Sky in Tremendous Detail![ames-SIF-082913-thumb.jpg A computer generated image of the new Ames Sensitive Instrument Facility.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/ames-SIF-082913-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=0205C938F41D05D3065CF3F0B14F85431FA11F66E15466E8B2548E17D1BC486C)
Ames Laboratory to Build Sensitive Instrument Facility
New facility will allow scientists to study materials at the atomic scale and aid in their discovery and design of new ones.
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Computer Simulations Indicate Calcium Carbonate Has a Dense Liquid Phase
Berkeley Lab research could help scientists predict how carbon is stored underground.
Read more about Computer Simulations Indicate Calcium Carbonate Has a Dense Liquid Phase![berkeley-windows-081413-thumb.jpg Delia Milliron, Guillermo Garcia, and Anna Llordés created a new electrochromic material that can dynamically control transmission of both visible light and near-infrared light, enabling a new generation of smart windows.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/berkeley-windows-081413-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=CC3A7300F8E7D0772C49F1518202DD9845C1DF2980B087449F18655DB71AE712)
Raising the IQ of Smart Windows
Berkeley Lab researchers create new window coating which could lead to increased comfort and significant savings.
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Introducing the National Library of Energy Beta
A new search engine facilitating access to DOE information.
Read more about Introducing the National Library of Energy Beta![silicon-switch-blog-080713-thumb.jpg The magnetite experiment was conducted at the Soft X-ray Materials Science (SXR) experimental station at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/silicon-switch-blog-080713-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=39A39748747CE4B91DC65AC9E77ECF1D66F78FF54AD83B35372D73A5A76F6E5C)
The Science of the Speedy Switch
Research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory may show the way to computers that break the silicon speed limit.
Read more about The Science of the Speedy Switch![brookhaven-superconductors-080513-thumb.jpg In this rendering, never-before-seen magnetic excitations ripple through a high-temperature superconductor, revealed for the first time by the Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering technique.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2013/brookhaven-superconductors-080513-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=4DB7B65A165DDF50FED2159FC1C96F0881598BB9CAAC1A833A86F79CFFA9C3AF)
Scientists Discover Hidden Magnetic Waves in High-Temperature Superconductors
Advanced x-ray technique reveals surprising quantum excitations that persist through materials with or without superconductivity.
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The Big Move is Finished … And The Big Experiment Will Begin
After a 35-day, 3,200 mile journey, the Muon g-2 electromagnet arrived safely at Fermilab. Now for the installation, and then the science.
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Discovery through Teamwork
By coordinating capabilities across institutions, DOE Bioenergy Research Center scientists identify a powerful new microbe for biofuel processing.
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