2014 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

SDSC to Start Loading the Nodes for its New “Comet” Supercomputer

New petascale system slated for launch in early 2015 and will be connected to ESnet (Energy Sciences Network), allowing users to rapidly move data to SDSC for analysis and data sharing and return data to their institutions for local use.

Drexel Engineers Improve Strength, Flexibility of Atom-Thick Films

Researchers at Drexel University and Dalian University of Technology in China have chemically engineered a new, electrically conductive nanomaterial that is flexible enough to fold, but strong enough to support many times its own weight.

Case Western Reserve Scientists Find Key to Vitamin A Metabolism

Enzymatic activity essential for vision may provide target for drug transport.

Moving Toward A Cheaper, Better Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

Researchers at NC State have provided new insights into the catalytic characteristics of molybdenum sulfide, a promising alternative to the platinum used in current water-splitting reactions.

UCLA Biochemists Build Largest Synthetic Molecular ‘Cage’ Ever

New nanoscale protein container could lead to synthetic vaccines and offer a way to deliver medicine inside of human cells.

Faster Switching Helps Ferroelectrics Become Viable Replacement for Transistors

Ferroelectric materials – commonly used in transit cards, gas grill igniters, video game memory and more – could become strong candidates for use in next-generation computers.

Syracuse Physicists Closer to Understanding Balance of Matter, Antimatter

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made important discoveries regarding Bs meson particles—something that may explain why the universe contains more matter than antimatter.

Dark Matter May Be Massive

Case Western Reserve University theorists suggest the Standard Model may account for the stuff.

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Li-ion Batteries Contain Toxic Halogens VCU Physicists Discover

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries could be replaced with halogen-free electrolytes that are nontoxic and environmentally friendly.

Researchers Engineer Improvements of Technology Used in Digital Memory

A team led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers has employed a Nobel Prize-winning material and common household chemical to enhance the properties of a component primed for the next generation of high-speed, high-capacity RAM.

Iowa State, Ames Lab Researcher Working to Save Energy With Nanotechnology Insulation

Research team is working to develop next-generation insulation materials for freezers, refrigerated trucks, buildings and other heating and cooling applications.

Discovery by UT Engineers Makes Invisibility Tantalizingly Close

Breakthrough in research could lead to a better coupling of light and magnetism, which in turn could yield improvements in data storage, sensing, imaging, and optical communication.