2018 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Engineered Metasurfaces Replace Adhesive Tape in Specialized Microscope

A collaboration between two labs at Caltech yields a high-tech substitute that could unlock the potential of imaging devices that counterintuitively scatter light to obtain high-resolution, high-field-of-vision views.

New Water-Splitting Method Could Open Path to Hydrogen Economy

Washington State University researchers have found a way to more efficiently generate hydrogen from water — an important key to making clean energy more viable.

Pigments in Oil Paintings Linked to Artwork Degradation

Karen Chen-Wiegart, an Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University with a joint appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is part of a scientific collaboration led by researchers at The Met, the University of Delaware, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) BNL to better understand 'soap formation,' a widespread degradation process in oil paintings.

A High(er)-Definition Nose — Drexel's MXene Material Could Improve Sensors That Sniff

Researchers have discovered that a two-dimensional, metallic material called MXene, which was developed at Drexel, can be used to improve sensors that detect chemicals in the air.

Nature Has More Than One Way to Make Methane say USU Biochemists

Utah State University biochemists, who, with collaborators from the University of Washington and Montana State University, report a bacterial, iron-only nitrogenase pathway for methane formation. Further the iron-only variant of nitrogenase can transform carbon dioxide into methane in a single, enzymatic step.

Tiny Particles Have Outsized Impact on Storm Clouds and Precipitation

Tiny airborne particles can have a stronger influence on powerful storms than scientists previously predicted, according to a new study co-authored by University of Maryland researchers.

Good PROSPECTs for Neutrino Physics: Yale Leads New Experiment for Weird Neutrino Behavior

Yale researchers are studying the properties of neutrinos by looking at the data from the Daya Bay experiment, while constructing an experiment called PROSPECT to be installed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

National Clean Energy Week: New X-ray Spectroscopy Explores Hydrogen-Generating Catalyst

Using a newly developed technique, researchers from Japan, Germany and the U.S. have identified a key step in production of hydrogen gas by a bacterial enzyme. Understanding these reactions could be important in developing a clean-fuel economy powered by hydrogen.

New Catalyst for Making Fuels from Shale Gas

Methane in shale gas can be turned into hydrocarbon fuels using an innovative platinum and copper alloy catalyst, according to new research led by UCL (University College London) and Tufts University.

Mapping Nanoscale Chemical Reactions Inside Batteries in 3-D

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new technique that lets them pinpoint the location of chemical reactions happening inside lithium-ion batteries in three dimensions at the nanoscale level.

2-Stage Gas Sensor Reports on Soil Dynamics

A gene “genie” developed by Rice University scientists grants researchers valuable data about microbes through puffs of gas from the soil.

UW and PNNL Team Up to Make the Materials of Tomorrow

With this eye toward the future, the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington announced the creation of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology — or NW IMPACT — a joint research endeavor to power discoveries and advancements in materials that transform energy, telecommunications, medicine, information technology and other fields.