2017 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Atomic-Scale View of Bacterial Proteins Offers Path to New Tuberculosis Drugs

With the first detailed analysis of a cellular component from a close relative of the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, Rockefeller scientists are suggesting strategies for new drugs to curb this growing health problem.

Husker Scientists Boost Performance of Emerging Nanomaterial

Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Drexel University demonstrated that modifying the traditional method of synthesizing MXene sheets created defect-free flakes that were about 25 times larger, significantly more conductive, and far less susceptible to degradation.

Catalyzing Discovery

Researchers at the Energy Frontier Research Center’s (EFRC) Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC) at Harvard have shown that the process of catalysis is more dynamic than previously imagined, and that molecular forces can vastly influence the process.

Paper Spotlights Key Flaw in Widely Used Radioisotope Dating Technique

An oversight in a radioisotope dating technique used to date everything from meteorites to geologic samples means that scientists have likely overestimated the age of many samples, according to new research from North Carolina State University.

Researchers Investigate Mechanics of Lithium Sulfides

For the first time, a team at MIT has probed the mechanical properties of a sulfide-based solid electrolyte material, to determine its mechanical performance when incorporated into batteries.

Plant Regulatory Proteins “Tagged” with Sugar

New work from Carnegie’s Shouling Xu and Zhiyong Wang reveals that the process of synthesizing many important master proteins in plants involves extensive modification, or “tagging” by sugars after the protein is assembled.

New Technique Could Lead to Safer, More Efficient Uranium Extraction, Aid Environmental Cleanup

The separation of uranium, a key part of the nuclear fuel cycle, could potentially be done more safely and efficiently through a new technique developed by chemistry researchers at Oregon State University.

Absorbing Electromagnetic Energy While Avoiding the Heat

Electrical engineers at Duke University have created the world's first electromagnetic metamaterial made without any metal.

UCLA Physicists Map the Atomic Structure of an Alloy

Researchers measured the coordinates of more than 23,000 atoms in a technologically important material.

Pattern Discovery over Pattern Recognition: A New Way for Computers to See

Jim Crutchfield, who leads the UC Davis Complexity Sciences Center, along with physics graduate student Adam Rupe and postdoc Ryan James, is designing new machine learning systems to allow supercomputers to spot large-scale atmospheric structures, such as hurricanes and atmospheric rivers, in climate data.

Simulation by Stanford Researchers Shows How Transporter Proteins do their Work in Cells

Stanford researchers have simulated how a transporter protein moves a sugar molecule through a cell membrane, a phenomenon with relevance to drug delivery.

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.