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Protons Get Zippier in Neutron-Rich Nuclei

A new study carried out at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has confirmed that increasing the number of neutrons as compared to protons in the atom’s nucleus also increases the average momentum of its protons.

Mapping the universe in 3-D: Fermilab contributes to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is contributing specialty systems for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument project, to collect the galactic light by recording approximately 35 million galaxies and quasars to create a 3-D map of one-third of the entire sky.

Transforming Gas into Fuels with Better Alloys

A Multiscale Computational Catalysis & Materials Science group led by Michail Stamatakis at the University College London used the high-performance computing resources at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility to look at a new catalyst for producing fuels.

Four New DOE Early Career Research Program Award Winners Plan to Use ARM Measurements

Susannah Burrows of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Naruki Hiranuma of West Texas A&M University, Kerri Pratt of the University of Michigan, and ManishKumar Shrivastava of PNNL will use ARM measurements as part of their work through 2018 U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program awards.

UT-ORNL Team Makes First Particle Accelerator Beam Measurement in Six Dimensions

The first full characterization measurement of an accelerator beam in six dimensions will advance the understanding and performance of current and planned accelerators around the world.

From Hurricane Katrina Victim to Presidential Awardee: A SUNO Professor's Award-Winning Mentoring Efforts

A decade-plus collaboration between Brookhaven Lab and Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) provides minority undergraduate students with hands-on opportunities to learn about natural resource management while developing the foundations for graduate studies.

SNS Completes Full Neutron Production Cycle at Record Power Level

The Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has reached a new milestone by operating a complete neutron production run cycle at 1.3 megawatts.

Hotter Temperatures Extend Growing Season for Peatland Plants

A futuristic experiment simulating warmer environmental conditions has shown that peatland vegetation responds to higher temperatures with an earlier and longer growth period.

Lauren Garrison: Testing Materials for the Future of Fusion

Lauren Garrison, a Weinberg Fellow in the Nuclear Materials Science and Technology Group at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a fusion materials researcher currently collaborating with Japanese researchers on Project PHENIX, an experiment designed to evaluate tungsten and tungsten-based materials for possible use in future fusion reactors.

Lining Up the Surprising Behaviors of a Superconductor with One of the World's Strongest Magnets

Scientists have discovered that the electrical resistance of a copper-oxide compound depends on the magnetic field in a very unusual way—a finding that could help direct the search for materials that can perfectly conduct electricity at room temperature.

Scientists ‘Squeeze’ Nanocrystals in a Liquid Droplet Into a Solid-Like State – and Back Again

A team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found a way to make a liquid-like state behave more like a solid, and then to reverse the process.

ALCC Program Awards 14 Projects a Combined 729.5 Million Core Hours at the OLCF

Every year, the US Department of Energy’s Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research provides scientists with time on world-class computational resources across the country through the ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC). The ALCC program grants 1-year awards to energy-related research efforts with an emphasis on high-risk, high-reward simulations in line with DOE’s mission.