2015 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Olivier Delaire: Designing Thermoelectric Materials One Atom at a Time

A joint appointment for researcher Olivier Delaire between Duke University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a win-win as he builds bridges between the two institutions and continues his work bombarding materials with beams of neutron to probe their atomic structures.

Fermilab is 'Ecstatic' Over First NOvA Neutrino Results

Fermilab presented an analysis of the first results from its NOvA neutrino experiment on Aug. 7 and physicists from William & Mary were heavily involved.

How Iron Feels the Heat

Recent work at Caltech in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science provides evidence for how iron's magnetism plays a role in the arrangement of when the iron atoms changes several times before melting—an understanding that could help researchers develop better and stronger steel.

Purdue Professors and Students Part of Record-Breaking Collider Restart

The Purdue team works on the Compact Muon Solenoid, or CMS, experiment at the LHC. The CMS is one of three detectors at the LHC capturing traces of collisions between protons as they are flung together at nearly the speed of light.

Cornell Physicists Energized About Restart of Large Hadron Collider

A team of grad students from Cornell will be among the many U.S. scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider when it restarts.

Cages Offer New Direction in Sustainable Catalyst Design

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have developed a new approach to structuring the catalysts used in essential reactions in the chemical and energy fields.

Seeing Stars

University of Virginia astronomers are designing and building a $6 million observatory instrument that will reveal stars 25,000 light years and more away.

Universe's Birth Just a Detection Away

A high-energy physics group at the University of Iowa is trying to learn about the hot plasma created immediately after the universe's creation, using a heavy-ion particle detector designed and built at the UI.

Doping Powers New Thermoelectric Material

Northwestern University researchers report that adding sodium produces material that is most efficient at converting heat to electricity.

New Catalyst Paves Way for Bio-Based Plastics and Chemicals

Washington State University researchers have developed a catalyst that easily converts bio-based ethanol to a widely used industrial chemical, paving the way for more environmentally friendly, bio-based plastics and products.

'Hydricity' Concept Uses Solar Energy to Produce Power Round-the-Clock

Researchers at Purdue University are proposing a new "hydricity" concept aimed at creating a sustainable economy by not only generating electricity with solar energy but also producing and storing hydrogen from superheated water for round-the-clock power production.

UGA Research Links Inorganic Mercury Exposure to Damaged Cell Processes

University of Georgia research has found that inorganic mercury, which was previously thought to be a less harmful form of the toxic metal, is very damaging to key cell processes.