2015 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Shining a Light on Water-Splitting Reactions

Eric Isaacs, a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) recipient, probes how metal nanoparticles supercharge sunlight's water-splitting feat.

Scientists Compose Complex Math Equations to Replicate Behaviors of Earth Systems

Climate researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are developing complex equations that mathematically describe how Earth's various systems, processes and cycles work, interact and react in different conditions.

ORNL Technique Could Set New Course for Extracting Uranium from Seawater

An ultra-high-resolution technique used for the first time to study polymer fibers that trap uranium in seawater may cause researchers to rethink the best methods to harvest this potential fuel for nuclear reactors.

Diamonds May Be the Key to Future NMR/MRI Technologies

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have demonstrated that diamonds may hold the key to the future for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies.

Now Available: Seeds from the Tree of Life

PNNL’s public release of more than 35,000 files with detailed information about important microbes can help scientists study the entire "tree of life."

A Collaboration Bears Fruit as W7-X Celebrates First Research Plasma

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and other U.S. institutions joined colleagues from around the world at the celebration for the first plasma of the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator at the Max Planck Institute in Greifswald, Germany.

NSLS-II User Profiles: Ryan Tappero and Jason Unrine

Ryan Tappero, the lead scientist at the X-Ray Fluorescence Microprobe (XFM) beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), and Jason Unrine, an assistant professor in the University of Kentucky's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences studied the ecotoxicity of nanomaterials that are used in commercial products at the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe beamline.

Data to Solve Mysteries in the Clouds

Four years after field research at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility’s Southern Great Plains site in central Oklahoma ended, data is yielding the secrets of storms.

Weyl Fermions Discovered After 85 Years

An international team led by Princeton University scientists has discovered an elusive massless particle first theorized 85 years ago: the Weyl fermion.

The Artificial Materials That Came in From the Cold

Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a freeze-casting technique that enables them to design and create strong, tough and lightweight materials comparable to bones, teeth, shells and wood.

The Catalyst's Choice

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discovered that on large palladium particles, the abundance of active hydrogen atoms promotes the formation of methane from carbon dioxide, but on the smaller particles, less hydrogen is available and the reaction produces carbon monoxide.

Covering All Bases: Probing the Spectrum of Land-Atmosphere Interactions

Mile-long fiber optic cables will soon stretch across a site on the Southern Great Plains to provide fine-resolution data that will help improve climate models, weather forecasts, and water resources management.