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

Stanford Scientists Improve Perovskite Solar-Cell Absorbers by Giving Them a Squeeze

Stanford University scientists have found that adding pressure could improve the performance of solar cells made of perovskites, a promising photovoltaic material.

ODU Conference Joins National Effort to Mentor Female Physics Students

Old Dominion University and Jefferson Lab in Newport News, will co-host 150 aspiring women scientists Jan. 15-17 as part of the nationwide Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics.

Fighting World Hunger: Researchers Use Nuclear Methods to Study Pest Resistance in Corn Plants

Researchers at the University of Missouri, using advanced nuclear methods, have determined the mechanisms corn plants use to combat the western corn rootworm, a major pest threatening the growth of the vital food source.

Innovations with Potential to Benefit Society on Display at Celebrate Princeton Invention

A nanoscale sensor for environmental monitoring and an implantable medical device to restore brain function after a stroke were two of the research projects with the potential to benefit society that were on display at Celebrate Princeton Invention last week.

Hybrid Approach Predicts and Confirms Structure of Complex Metal Nanoparticles

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Toledo report on an X-ray-determined structure that authenticates the a priori prediction, and in conjunction with first-principles theoretical analysis, supports the underlying forecasting methodology.

Bacterial Mechanism Converts Nitrogen to Greenhouse Gas

Cornell researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that helps convert nitrogen-based fertilizer into nitrous oxide, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas.

Researchers Peer Into Atom-Sized Tunnels in Hunt for Better Battery

A team led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago has used a special electron microscope with atomic-level resolution to show that certain large ions can hold the tunnels open so that the charge-carrying ions can enter and exit the electrode easily and quickly.

TSRI Scientists Show How Drug Binds with ‘Hidden Pocket’ on Flu Virus

A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is the first to show exactly how the drug Arbidol stops influenza infections.

A Noble Calling: Ruthenium Nanoframes Open the Doors to Better Catalysts

Using a two-part process, a team of chemists, led by Xiaohu Xia from Michigan Technological University, has found a way to turn ruthenium into a nanoframe, a promising metal catalyst.

Stanford-led Team Reveals Nanoscale Secrets of Rechargeable Batteries

An interdisciplinary team has developed a way to track how particles charge and discharge at the nanoscale, an advance that will lead to better batteries for all sorts of mobile applications.

Unlocking a Liver Receptor Puzzle

Researchers from Emory University and Scripps Research Institute used X-ray crystallography at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to further their study of how potential diabetes drugs interact with their target, the protein LRH-1.

CWRU Physicists Deploy Magnetic Vortex to Control Electron Spin

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a way to swiftly and precisely control electron spins at room temperature.