2014 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Researchers Develop World’s Thinnest Electric Generator

Columbia Engineering and the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a unique electric generator, which could open the door to mechanosensation devices that are optically transparent, extremely light, and very bendable and stretchable.

Microscopic “Walkers” Find Their Way Across Cell Surfaces

Technology could provide a way to deliver probes or drugs to cell structures without outside guidance.

Stanford Researchers Create 'Evolved' Protein That May Stop Cancer From Spreading

Experimental therapy stopped the metastasis of breast and ovarian cancers in lab mice, pointing toward a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy.

Deceptive-looking Vortex Line in Superfluid Led to Twice-mistaken Identity

University of Chicago physicists have shown that a group of scientists were incorrect when they concluded that a mysterious effect found in superfluids indicated the presence of solitons—exotic, solitary waves.

IU Physics Team Receives $1.2 million to Help Build Most Precise Particle Detector

Team will help develop a new, highly precise particle detector that will be used to investigate the fundamental properties of elementary particles.

Phosphorus a Promising Semiconductor

Rice University physicists find
2-D form pays no heed to defects.

Goldilocks Principle Wrong for Particle Assembly: Too Hot & Too Cold is Just Right

New York University scientists discovery points to new ways to create “smart materials,” cutting-edge materials that adapt to their environment by taking new forms, and to sharpen the detail of 3D printing.

Case Western Reserve University on Track to Become No. 1 Synchrotron Lab in World

Case center for synchrotron biosciences to assemble cutting-edge new beamlines at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY.

Nuclear Spins Control Current in Plastic LED

University of Utah physicists are making steps toward quantum computing, spintronic memory, and better displays.

Finding Answers to Basic Questions About the Universe

UC Riverside graduate students make significant contributions to particle physics research at CERN.

Finding Discovery Through Frustration

Researchers at the University of New Mexico discover catalytic converter breakthrough in automobiles.

Lucky Star Escapes Black Hole With Minor Damage

Astronomers at The Ohio State University have gotten the closest look yet at what happens when a black hole takes a bite out of a star—and the star lives to tell the tale.