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

For the first time, an international team of scientists has discovered the true origin of sodium salt in pristine Amazon air.

A new path is identified to keep lithium in its place during battery discharge, benefitting efforts to design better energy storage options.

Metal-organic frameworks designed with a topology-guided approach show higher efficiency than commercial benchmarks.

Researchers design self-assembling nanosheets that mimic the surface of cells.

Insight about energy flow in copper-based material could aid in creating efficient molecular electronics.

The symmetrical light-gathering, energy-producing complex offers insights into how modern photosystems evolved.

Scientists catch details with atomic resolution, potentially helping design systems to use sunlight and water to produce fuels.

Scientists unlock mystery that could help reduce emissions of fine particles from combustion engines and other sources.

Researchers design self-assembling nanosheets that mimic the surface of cells.

Study reveals surprising, bad chemical reactivity in battery components previously considered compatible.

Window material repeatedly switches from being see-through to blocking the heat and converting sunlight into electricity.

First demonstration of high-pressure metastability mapping with ultrafast X-ray diffraction shows objects aren’t as large as previously thought.