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

New Technology to Manipulate Cells Could One Day Help Treat Parkinson's, Arthritis, and Other Diseases

A groundbreaking advancement in materials from Northwestern University could potentially help patients requiring stem cell therapies for spinal cord injuries, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritic joints or any other condition requiring tissue regeneration, according to a new study.

New Class of Insulating Crystals Hosts Quantized Electric Multipole Moments

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Princeton University have theoretically predicted a new class of insulating phases of matter in crystalline materials, pinpointed where they might be found in nature, and in the process generalized the fundamental quantum theory of Berry phases in solid state systems.

The Ref and the Fighter: Two Sides of Plant Defense

In a new study, published in the journal New Phytologist, researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that the genes involved with plant growth and defense are more tangled than previously thought.

Analysis to Figure Out How Fast Greenland Is Melting

New University of Arizona research provides the best assessment of Greenland’s past temperatures, and knowing about the past is crucial for projecting the future of Greenland’s vast ice sheet.

DU Physicists Put New Spin on Computer Technology

New research from a team of physicists at the University of Denver has the potential to serve as the foundation for next-generation computer technology.

Thomas Sharkey Joins the PRL

Thomas D. Sharkey, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor and former chair of the MSU Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) in the College of Natural Science, has become a faculty member of the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory (PRL).

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Recreating Interstellar Ions with Lasers

Using lasers, Michigan State University scientists have essentially duplicated the mechanism that’s found from the center of the galaxy to Earth’s own ionosphere.

How Seawater Strenthens Ancient Roman Concrete

University of Utah geologist Marie Jackson studies the minerals and microscale structures of Roman concrete as she would a volcanic rock. She and her colleagues have found that seawater filtering through the concrete leads to the growth of interlocking minerals that lend the concrete added cohesion.

Flexible Flagella Fight Flow: Bacteria Change a Liquid’s Properties and Escape Entrapment

A new study by researchers at Penn State University used mathematical models to understand how bacteria with flagella -- a collection of spinning hairs used for propulsion that act together like a tail -- overcome forces from the flow of a liquid and navigate complex environments.

Scientists Produce Dialysis Membrane Made from Graphene

MIT engineers have fabricated a functional dialysis membrane from a sheet of graphene — a single layer of carbon atoms, linked end to end in hexagonal configuration like that of chicken wire.

Peanut Family Secret for Making Chemical Building Blocks Revealed

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered the structure of a new plant enzyme, one which could be a useful tool to biotechnologists trying to control the production of tyrosine and its derivatives.

Cellulosic Biofuels Can Benefit the Environment If Managed Correctly

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) believe cellulosic biofuels – or liquid energy derived from grasses and wood – could become a green fuel of the future, providing an environmentally sustainable way of meeting energy needs.