2016 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Simulations Reveal Dynamics of Electrons at the Surface of Popular Photocatalyst TiO₂

Theoretical chemists in the Selloni lab at Princeton University have offered a detailed picture of the dynamics of excess electrons near anatase titanium dioxide (TiO₂) surfaces.

Jonsson School Engineers Help Develop Tiny Transistor in Novel Way

The University of Texas at Dallas engineers and their colleagues describe a novel transistor made with a new combination of materials that is even smaller than the smallest possible silicon-based transistor.

Researchers Create 3-D Full-Color Holographic Images with Nanomaterials

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are creating a new approach to reconstruct 3-D full-color holographic images by using just one layer of nanoscale metallic film.

Physics Whiz: NIU Ph.D. Student Wins Dept. of Energy Graduate Student Research Award

From November through August, Blake Burghgrave will receive monthly stipends totaling more than $30,000 to conduct research for his dissertation at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, N.Y. The highly competitive award is given to students who have the potential to make important contributions to the mission of the DOE Office of Science.

Data Drive Quests to Control Nuclear Fusion

Princeton engineers working with colleagues at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are working to create an automated system that reacts quickly enough to maintain stability within the superheated particles in a fusion reactor.

UNH Scientists Receive $1.5 Million to Investigate Human Impact on Soil Microbes

University of New Hampshire scientists received $1.5 million in federal grants as part of an effort to better understand the physiology and genetics of these soil microbes, how human activity is altering them, and the implications for the global climate.

Lehigh Scientists Fabricate a New Class of Crystalline Solid

Scientists at Lehigh University, in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have demonstrated the fabrication of what they call a new class of crystalline solid by using a laser heating technique that induces atoms to organize into a rotating lattice without affecting the macroscopic shape of the solid.

Cosgrove Awarded the Inaugural Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology

Daniel Cosgrove, professor and Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Biology at Penn State University, has been awarded the inaugural Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology.

Major Advance in Solar Cells Made from Cheap and Easy-to-use Perovskite

Solar cells made from an inexpensive and increasingly popular material called perovskite can more efficiently turn sunlight into electricity using a new technique to sandwich two types of perovskite into a single photovoltaic cell.

Why Fungi Rule the World

Boston University assistant professor Jennifer Talbot studies the surprising role that molds, mushrooms, and other dirt-dwellers play in climate change.

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New Synthetic ‘Nanoparticle Taxicab’ Materials Can Identify, Collect and Transport Debris on Surfaces

Polymer scientists led by Todd Emrick at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed new polymer-stabilized droplet carriers that can identify and encapsulate nanoparticles for transport in a cell, a kind of “pick up and drop off” service that represents the first successful translation of this biological process in a materials context.

Wearable Device Detects and Analyzes Real-Time Changes in Chemical Composition of Sweat

A team of researchers has combined two separate technologies to create a health-monitoring device that is noninvasive, doesn’t interfere with strenuous outdoor activities and can continuously track a user’s health at the molecular level.