2017

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.

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).

Prototype Shows How Tiny Photodetectors Can Double Their Efficiency

Physicists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a photodetector – a device that senses light – by combining two distinct inorganic materials and producing quantum mechanical processes that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected.

Researchers Discover New Chemical Process that Could Reduce Nitrogen Oxides from Diesel Exhaust

Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a catalytic process that could help curb emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from diesel-powered vehicles, a priority air pollutant that is a key ingredient in smog.

SBU Students Test a Magnetic Cloak at Argonne National Laboratory

In December, students from Stony Brook University visited Argonne with research professor Nils Feege to test a prototype of a magnetic cloak — a crucial piece of equipment for a next-generation particle collider — at Argonne’s 4-Tesla Magnet Facility.

New Study Shines Light on Photosynthesis

Terry Bricker, Moreland Family Professor in the LSU Department of Biological Sciences, and colleagues at LSU, the Palacký University in the Czech Republic and at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio have solved a longstanding mystery in photosynthesis, a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy.

Scientists Unlock Microbiome's Secrets

Research at the Microbiome Center, a joint effort by the University of Chicago, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory, supports scientists who are developing applications and tools to understand and harness the capabilities of microbial systems across different fields.