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

Coral Reveals Long-term Link Between Pacific Winds, Global Climate

New research led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Arizona (UA) indicates that shifts in Pacific trade winds played a key role in twentieth century climate variation, a sign that they may again be influencing global temperatures.

Trapping Light with a Twister

New understanding of how to halt photons could lead to miniature particle accelerators, improved data transmission.

"Mind the Gap" Between Atomically Thin Materials

For the first time, the Penn State researchers grew a single atomic layer of tungsten diselenide on a one- atom-thick substrate of graphene with pristine interfaces between the two layers.

World’s Most Complex Crystal Simulated at U-Michigan

The most complicated crystal structure ever produced in a computer simulation has been achieved by researchers at the University of Michigan.

Researchers Show Neutrinos Can Deliver Not Only Full-on Hits But Also ‘Glancing Blows’

In what they call a “weird little corner” of the already weird world of neutrinos, Rochester University physicists have found evidence that these tiny particles might be involved in a surprising reaction.

Physicists Explain Puzzling Particle Collisions

A team at UC San Diego create a modification that simplifies one piece of the standard mathematical model of particle physics

Rice Study Fuels Hope for Natural Gas Cars

Rice University scientists identify metal organic framework candidates for methane storage.

Oregon Researchers Glimpse Pathway of Sunlight to Electricity

Collaboration with Lund University uses modified UO spectroscopy equipment to study 'maze' of connections in photoactive quantum dots.

New Versatile Process Efficiently Converts Biomass to Liquid Fuel

Researchers at Purdue University have demonstrated a new process to convert all biomass into liquid fuel, and the method could make possible mobile processing plants.

Scientists Get to the Heart of Fool's Gold as a Solar Material

A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team tries to find improvements in iron pyrite (fool's gold) that could lead to inexpensive yet efficient solar cells.

Researchers Create and Control Spin Waves, Lifting Prospects for Enhanced Information Processing

A team of New York University and University of Barcelona physicists has developed a method to control the movements occurring within magnetic materials, which are used to store and carry information.

String Field Theory Could be the Foundation of Quantum Mechanics

USC scientists uncover a connection that could be a huge boost to string theory.