2017 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Test Strips for Cancer Detection Get Upgraded with Nanoparticle

Detecting cancer could be as easy as a home pregnancy test thanks to new research led by Xiaohu Xia, an assistant professor of chemistry at Michigan Technological University. Platinum-coated gold nanoparticles could make cheap and simple test strip detection a reality.

Baylor Ph.D. Candidate Granted Prestigious Department of Energy Award

Bulbul Ahmmed, Ph.D. candidate in Baylor University’s department of geosciences, has been awarded a Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Fellowship from the Department of Energy (DOE).

Experiment Near South Pole Reveals How Earth Blocks High-Energy Particles Produced by Nuclear Reactions

For the first time, a science experiment has measured Earth's ability to absorb neutrinos -- the smaller-than-an-atom particles that zoom throughout space and through us by the trillions every second at nearly the speed of light.

Department of Energy Scholarship Awarded to University Doctoral Candidate

College of Engineering doctoral candidate Dinesh Adhikari has been named the first University of Nevada, Reno student to receive the prestigious Department of Energy Student Award and the Soil Chemistry Convener's Award.

Mysterious Deep-Earth Seismic Signature Explained

Led by Carnegie’s Ho-kwang “Dave” Mao, new research on oxygen and iron chemistry under the extreme conditions found deep inside the Earth could explain a longstanding seismic mystery called ultralow velocity zones.

UF Researchers Awarded $7M Grant to Improve How Plants Get Nitrogen and Reduce Pollution

A team of researchers at the universities of Florida and Wisconsin-Madison will use a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to pinpoint genes that could improve plants’ ability to access nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant growth.

First Open-Access Data From Large Collider Confirm Subatomic Particle Patterns

MIT researchers used the CMS data to reveal, for the first time, a universal feature within jets of subatomic particles, which are produced when high-energy protons collide. Their effort represents the first independent, published analysis of the CMS open data.

Electric Avenue: New Approach Could Transform Semiconductor Tech

A team of physicists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has demonstrated a reversible method for altering the electronic properties of a nanoscopic material, pointing the way toward merging several hallmark functions of modern electronics into a single component.

NIU Student Daniel Boyden Wins Prestigious Research Award from U.S. Dept. of Energy

Boyden, 27, of Oregon, Illinois, is one of 52 students from across the nation to receive the 2017 award. From November through August, he will receive monthly stipends totaling more than $30,000 to conduct research for his dissertation at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia.

Stanford Researchers Find Soil Holds Potential to Slow Global Warming

If you want to do something about global warming, look under your feet. Managed well, soil’s ability to trap carbon dioxide is potentially much greater than previously estimated, according to Stanford researchers who claim the resource could “significantly” offset increasing global emissions.

Texas Engineers Develop New Material for Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a family of anode materials that can double the charge capacity of lithium-ion battery anodes. This means that the batteries that we use in everything from cellphones to large-scale energy storage systems could be more efficient in the future.

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Awards Multi-Institution Grants for Nuclear Physics Computing

Three nuclear physics research projects involving Michigan State University researchers have won grants from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC).