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Simulations Reveal An Unusual Death for Ancient Stars
Findings made possible with NERSC resources and Berkeley Lab code.
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New Imaging Capability Reveals Possible Key to Extending Battery Lifetime and Capacity
A novel X-ray technique used at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source has revealed surprising dynamics in the nanomechanics of operating batteries and suggests a way to mitigate battery failures by minimizing the generation of elastic energy.
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More Haste, Less Waste
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a more efficient way to crunch climate numbers.
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Growth of an Ultra-thin Layered Structure Offers Surprises
Researchers from the University of Vermont recently investigated an example of “heteroepitaxial” growth, in which one material is grown on the surface of a second material that has a similar crystal structure as the first.
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Ames National Laboratory 3D Printing Technology Research Taking Shape
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory see amazing potential in 3D printing and additive manufacturing, and are focusing research toward further advances in the technology.
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Los Alamos Researchers Uncover New Properties in Nanocomposite Oxide Ceramics for Reactor Fuel, Fast-ion Conductors
In a nanocomposite, the size of each of these grains is on the order of nanometers, roughly 1000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.
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Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source II Approved to Start Routine Operations
Milestone marks transition to exciting new chapter.
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Interface Surprises May Motivate Novel Oxide Electronic Devices
Project by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory leads to an experiment and theory that corroborate two distinct mechanisms in a ferroelectric material.
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A Nanosized Hydrogen Generator
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have created a small scale “hydrogen generator” that uses light and a two-dimensional graphene platform to boost production of the hard-to-make element.
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Pursuit of Dark Matter Progresses at AMS
A possible sign of dark matter will eventually become clear, according to promising signs from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment.
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Novel Capability Enables First Test of Real Turbine Engine Conditions
Manufactures of turbine engines for airplanes, automobiles and electric generation plants could expedite the development of more durable, energy-efficient turbine blades thanks to a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, the German Aerospace Center and the universities of Central Florida and Cleveland State.
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Improving Plant-based Battery with Neutrons and Simulations
Researchers at ORNL and the University of Tennessee are studying the structure of plant-based battery materials by combining neutron experiments and supercomputer simulations.
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