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

Scientists Unlock Microbiome's Secrets

Research at the Microbiome Center, a joint effort by the University of Chicago, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory, supports scientists who are developing applications and tools to understand and harness the capabilities of microbial systems across different fields.

Stanford Study Shows U.S. Grasslands ffected More by Atmospheric Dryness than Precipitation

According to 33 years of remote sensing data, productivity of U.S. grasslands is more sensitive to dryness of the atmosphere than precipitation, important information for understanding how ecosystems will respond to climate change.

Stabilizing Energy Storage

University of Utah and University of Michigan chemists, participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, predict a better future for a type of battery for grid storage called redox flow batteries.

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New Types of Structures for Cage-Like Clathrates

UC Davis chemists just discovered a whole new class of clathrates, potentially opening new ways to make and apply these materials.

Help Astronomers Find Elusive Muons Disguised as Gamma Rays

A new citizen science project, led by astronomers at the University of Minnesota, is asking for help from the public to identify and categorize hundreds of thousands of ring patterns within images produced by VERITAS gamma-ray observatory cameras.

New Materials Could Turn Water into the Fuel of the Future

Researchers at Caltech and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have—in just two years—nearly doubled the number of materials known to have potential for use in solar fuels.

Most Complex Nanoparticle Crystal Ever Made By Design

The most complex crystal designed and built from nanoparticles has been reported by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan.

Concurrent Heat Waves, Air Pollution Exacerbate Negative Health Effects of Each

The combination of prolonged hot spells with poor air quality greatly compounds the negative effects of each and can pose a major risk to human health, according to new research from the University of California, Irvine.

The Search for Dark Matter Continues

University of Texas at Arlington physics professor Kaushik De has been working with scientists all over the world to find dark matter with the world’s largest scientific instrument, the Large Hadron Collider.

Lead Dressed Like Gold: Laser-Altered Molecules Cast Alchemy in a Different Light

Using advanced computational theory, a Princeton research team has developed a method called "spectral dynamic mimicry" that allowed them to calculate the laser pulse shape to produce any desired spectral output to make non-permanent changes to a substance’s molecules, mimicking the reflective properties of another substances’ s molecules.

Next-Generation Dark Matter Detector in a Race to Finish Line

The race is on to build the most sensitive U.S.-based experiment designed to directly detect particles of dark matter. Department of Energy (DOE) officials formally approved a key construction milestone that will propel the project named LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) toward its goal for completion by April 2020.

Researchers Find New Clues for Nuclear Waste Cleanup

A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to better cleanup methods.