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Light from quasars being absorbed through clouds of hydrogen gas.

BOSS Quasars Unveil a New Era in the Expansion History of the Universe

Berkeley Lab scientists and their Sloan Digital Sky Survey colleagues use quasars to probe dark energy over 10 billion years in the past.

Study Provides Recipe for 'Supercharging' Atoms with X-ray Laser

Researchers using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have found a way to strip most of the electrons from xenon atoms, creating a “supercharged,” strongly positive state at energies previously thought too low.

Carrying ‘Elephants’ and ‘Mice’ at the Speed of Light:

World’s fastest science network accelerates discovery and innovation.

New Titan Supercomputer Named Fastest in the World

System at Office of Science’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory Delivers Unprecedented Power to Accelerate Scientific Discoveries.

The many uses of Synchrotrons Presentation

The many uses of Synchrotrons, presentation by Dr. W. F. Brinkman, Director, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy.

Plants Multiply . . . But How Do They Add?

Brookhaven Lab shows how rapeseed plants ‘balance the books’.

You pick the winner in the Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series’ first Physics Slam on Nov. 16

On Nov. 16, five of Fermilab’s best and brightest will duke it out in the Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series’ first ever Physics Slam. It’s similar to a poetry slam – each of the five physicists will get 12 minutes to explain a complex scientific concept to the audience in the most clear and entertaining way possible.