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National Lab Day Spotlights Federal, University Research Collaboration

U.S. Congressmen Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman and directors from seven Department of Energy national labs will participate in National Lab Day, Tuesday, April 18, hosted by the University of Arkansas.

Research Aims to Help Renewable Jet Fuel Take Flight

University of Delaware researchers are working to develop an alternative jet fuel. Instead of petroleum, UD researchers want to power planes with corncobs and wood chips — stuff you generally don’t care much about unless you’re a groundhog or a beaver looking for leftovers.

Better Together: A Bacteria Community Creates Biodegradable Plastic with Sunlight

Researchers at Michigan State University explain how a synthetic microorganism cooperative produces cheap biodegradeable bioplastics.

NYU Chemists Color World of 3D Crystals with Advances in Self-Assembly

A team of NYU chemists has created self-assembled, three-dimensional DNA crystals that can bind a separate, dye-bearing strand—a breakthrough that enhances the functionality of these tiny building blocks.

Scovazzi Wins Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Guglielmo Scovazzi, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering (CEE) and mechanical engineering and materials science (MEMS) at Duke University, has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Rice University Physicist Earns White House Honor

The White House has awarded Rice University physicist Wei Li a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the government’s highest honor for people who have recently begun their research careers.

Captured on Video: DNA Nanotubes Build a Bridge Between Two Molecular Posts

In a microscopic feat that resembled a high-wire circus act, Johns Hopkins researchers have coaxed DNA nanotubes to assemble themselves into bridge-like structures arched between two molecular landmarks on the surface of a lab dish.

Taming Oceans of Data with New Visualization Techniques

Researchers at three Princeton-area institutions have transformed complex modeling data into an easily understandable animated movie showing how ocean temperatures and saltiness change over time.

Bridging the Gap

UCSB researchers develop a potentially low-cost, low-emissions technology that can convert methane without forming carbon dioxide.

Moon’s Crust Underwent Resurfacing After Forming from Magma Ocean

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences took to the lab to recreate the magmatic melt that once formed the lunar surface and uncovered new insights on how the modern moonscape came to be.

UA Chemist’s Work in Understanding New Materials Gets Boost

Dr. Jared Allred, assistant professor of chemistry at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded a grant from the 2017 Early Career Research Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate properties of novel metal compounds and develop a new way to analyze certain aspects of these materials.

New Study Looks Deeper Into Atoms Than Ever Before

Researchers at Binghamton University and the Brookhaven National Laboratory have observed a never before seen atomic transformation that may take place in many catalytic reactions.