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

UT Scientists, World Partners Begin New Research at Large Hadron Collider

The University of Tennessee joined world partners in a new era of research as scientists began recording data from the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s biggest and most powerful particle accelerator.

Massive Amounts of Saharan Dust Fertilize the Amazon Rainforest

New joint study by the University of Maryland and NASA quantifies the connection between Earth's largest temperate desert and its largest tropical rainforest.

Exposure of U.S. Population to Extreme Heat Could Quadruple by Mid-Century

The study, by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the City University of New York (CUNY), highlights the importance of considering societal changes when trying to determine future climate impacts.

New, Ultrathin Optical Devices Shape Light in Exotic Ways

Caltech engineers have created flat devices capable of manipulating light in ways that are very difficult or impossible to achieve with conventional optical components.

New Fuel-Cell Materials Could Pave the Way for Practical Hydrogen-Powered Cars

Separate research teams from Stanford and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed new catalysts for fuel cells; techniques that hold promise for more efficient energy storage.

Mother-of-Pearl’s Genesis Identified in Mineral’s Transformation

A team of Wisconsin scientists reports the first direct experimental observations of nacre formation at its earliest stages in a mollusk.

A Natural Light Switch

MIT scientists, working with colleagues in Spain, have discovered and mapped a light-sensing protein that uses vitamin B12 to perform key functions, including gene regulation.

A New Map For a Greenhouse Gas

Scientists at Boston University supported by NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, have developed a more precise way to tally the carbon dioxide emissions of vehicles.

The Secrets of Secretion

New system for fluid release developed by Harvard scientists could improve anti-fouling, drug delivery and self-healing materials.

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Spiky 'Hedgehog Particles' for Safer Paints, Fewer VOC Emissions

A new process developed by a team of University of Michigan engineers can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle may lead to more environmentally friendly paints and a variety of other innovations.

Penn Researchers Discover New Chiral Property of Silicon, With Photonic Applications

By demonstrating a silicon-based photonic device that is sensitive to the spin of the photons in a laser shined on one of its electrodes, U Penn researchers have opened new possibilities in the developing fields of photonics and spintronics.

Application of New Spectroscopy Method To Capture Reactions in Photosynthesis

A new spectroscopy method is bringing researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) closer to understanding – and artificially replicating – the solar water-splitting reaction at the heart of photosynthetic energy production.