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

No Escape: Researchers Create Safety Lock for Genetically Modified Organisms

Scientists at Harvard Medical School have engineered a strain of E. coli to be dependent on a synthetic amino acid, which may prove useful as a biocontainment strategy.

Iowa State Nuclear Physicist Makes the Case for Studying the Strong Nuclear Force

Iowa State's John Lajoie recently made the case for nuclear physics research and the multi-million-dollar experiments and huge collaborations it takes to make discoveries.

High-temperature Superconductor 'Fingerprint' Found

Theorists and experimentalists working together at Cornell may have found the answer to a major challenge in condensed matter physics: identifying the smoking gun of why “unconventional” superconductivity occurs.

3D 'Pop-up' Silicon Structures: New Process Transforms Planar Materials into 3D Microarchitectures

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign describe a unique process for geometrically transforming two dimensional (2D) micro/nanostructures into extended 3D layouts by exploiting mechanics principles similar to those found in children’s ‘pop-up’ books.

NYU Researchers Identify Nature of Fish’s “Sixth Sense”

Team supported by the Office of Science and others helps solve mystery of how aquatic creatures respond to their environment.

Aircraft, Research Vessel, and Ground Stations Will Gather Data to Improve What is Known About Factors Affecting Precipitation as California’s Drought Continues

Study will help provide a better understanding of how California gets its rain and snow, how human activities are influencing precipitation, and how the new science provides potential to inform water management decisions relating to drought and flood.