2018 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Atomically Thin Light Emitting Device Opens the Possibility for 'Invisible' Displays

UC Berkeley engineers have built a bright-light emitting device that is millimeters wide and fully transparent when turned off. The light emitting material in this device is a monolayer semiconductor, which is just three atoms thick.

UChicago Scientists Build Trap to Make Tiny Packages of Light ‘Collide’

A new study by a team of University of Chicago physicists examines how to manipulate photons for quantum engineering.

Molecular Prison Forces Diatomic Inmates to Cell Floor

A team of scientists including Carnegie’s Tim Strobel and Venkata Bhadram now report unexpected quantum behavior of hydrogen molecules, H2, trapped within tiny cages made of organic molecules, demonstrating that the structure of the cage influences the behavior of the molecule imprisoned inside it.

New Design Produces True Lithium-Air Battery

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at Argonne National Laboratory have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural air environment and still functioned after a record-breaking 750 charge/discharge cycles.

USD Takes Another Step Forward on Neutrino Research

Assistant physics professor Wenqin Xu has been leading the university collaboration on the experiment called the Majorana Demonstrator which has shown the ability to shield a sensitive, scalable 44-kilogram germanium detector array from background radioactivity in order to study neutrinoless double-beta decay.

UI Researchers Look to the Future of Nuclear Energy

The University of Iowa has recently received grants from national agencies including the U.S. Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Homeland Security for nuclear research and training future radiochemists.

Cutting Waste, Fossil Fuel Use, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Turning Unused Food into Biofuel

Funded by a U.S. Department of Energy grant, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is creating a better way to convert waste food into biofuels that are environmentally friendly, a project that would have an impact on global problems like crude oil dependence, food waste, and water pollution.

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Probe Hydrogen Bonds Using New Technique

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy to probe the hydrogen bonds that modulate the chemical reactivity of enzymes, catalysts and biomimetic complexes. The technique could lead to the development of better catalysts for use in a wide range of fields.

First Particle Tracks at Prototype for DUNE Underground Neutrino Experiment

The largest liquid-argon neutrino detector in the world has just recorded its first particle tracks, signaling the start of a new chapter in the story of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). A number of UC Davis scientists are affiliated with the project.

NOvA Experiment Reports Strong Evidence of Antineutrino Oscillation

Tricia Vahle, professor of physics at William & Mary and longtime NOvA participant, became a NOvA co-spokesperson on March 21. William & Mary has a sizeable presence on NOvA and even maintains a remote control facility in Small Hall to monitor the experiment based in Batavia, Illinois.

New Process Turns Wood Scraps Into Tape

Engineers at the University of Delaware have developed a novel process to make tape out of a major component of trees and plants called lignin.

Amanda Morris’ Chemistry Lab Mimicking How Plants Energize in Bid to Create Clean, Sustainable Energy

Morris, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, and her student researchers are trying to mimic the ways plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide to storable food.