2014 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Iron-based Superconductor Simulations Spin Out New Possibilities on Titan

Rutgers team develops computational model for predicting superconductivity.

ORNL Technology Transfer Continues Strong Upward Trend

New methods are improving connections between private businesses and technology from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with 101 licenses and options executed during the last three years.

Self-Assembly of Layered Membranes

Scientists from Northwestern University working at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) used self-assembly under controlled conditions to create a membrane consisting of layers with distinctly different structures.

New Lab Startup Afingen Uses Precision Method to Enhance Plants

Berkeley Lab breakthrough can lead to cheaper biofuels, improved crops, and new products from plants.

Creating the Coldest Cubic Meter in the Universe

A forthcoming neutrino detector will require temperatures approaching absolute zero.

Fast Company: Cascade Supercomputer Joins Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Newest supercomputer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is expected to accelerate advances in biology, climate and chemistry.

Tracking Heat-Driven Decay in Leading Electric Vehicle Batteries

Scientists at Brookhaven Lab reveal reveal the atomic-scale structural and electronic degradations that plague some rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and make them vulnerable during high-temperature operations.

Berkeley Lab Study Reveals Molecular Structure of Water at Gold Electrodes

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have observed the molecular structure of liquid water at a gold surface under different charging conditions.

National Synchrotron Light Source II Achieves 'First Light'

The National Synchrotron Light Source II detects its first photons, beginning a new phase of the facility's operations. Scientific experiments at NSLS-II are expected to begin before the end of the year.

Brookhaven Lab Launches Computational Science Initiative

Leveraging computational science expertise and investments across the laboratory to tackle "big data" challenges.

Super Stable Garnet Ceramics May Be Ideal For High-Energy Lithium Batteries

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered exceptional properties in a garnet material that could enable development of higher-energy battery designs.

Puzzling New Behavior Found in High-Temperature Superconductors

Research by an international team led by SLAC and Stanford scientists has uncovered a new, unpredicted behavior in a copper oxide material that becomes superconducting – conducting electricity without any loss – at relatively high temperatures.