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

Interaction of Paired and Lined-up Electrons Can be Manipulated in Semiconductors

Gábor Csáthy's lab at Purdue University has discovered a new way that electron arrangements could be manipulated within a two-dimensional electron gas of a semiconductor.

New DNA Synthesis Technique Promises Rapid, High-Fidelity DNA Printing

Scientists at the UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have invented a new way to synthesize DNA that promises to be easier and faster, does not require the use of toxic chemicals and is potentially more accurate.

Machine Learning May Be a Game-Changer for Climate Prediction

Researchers led by Pierre Gentine, associate professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Engineering, demonstrate that machine learning techniques can be used to better represent clouds in coarse resolution climate models, with the potential to narrowing the range of prediction.

Scripps Research Study Provides New Clues to Improving Chemotherapies

Scientists on the Florida campus of Scripps Research have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism—proteins that cells use to bind to a toxic substance and sequester it from the rest of the organism.

Two Physics and Astronomy Faculty Receive Prestigious DOE Early Career Awards

Dr. Zachary Meisel and Dr. Hee-Jong Seo, both assistant professors at OHIO University, are among 85 scientists from 55 U.S. universities to receive significant funding for research. The awards are for untenured assistant and associate professors within 10 years after earning a Ph.D.

New Ways to Control Bacterial Factories for Future Biotech Uses

The lab of Cheryl Kerfeld at Michigan State University has developed a new method to manipulate miniature factories found in bacteria that could someday lead to new medical, industrial, or energy applications.

PNW Forests Will be Less Vulnerable to Drought, Fire than Rocky Mountain, Sierra Forests

Forests in the Pacific Northwest will be less vulnerable to drought and fire over the next three decades than those in the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, computer modeling by researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Forestry shows.

Stretchy Solar Cells a Step Closer

Organic solar cells that can be painted or printed on surfaces are increasingly efficient, and now show promise for incorporation into applications like clothing that also require them to be flexible. The Rice University lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Rafael Verduzco has developed flexible organic photovoltaics that could be useful where constant, low-power generation is sufficient.

UMD Research Team Develops Compact Solid State Cooling Technology

A research team in the University of Maryland Department of Materials Science and Engineering has developed a novel compact solid-state cooling device, which can be used to prevent household electronics - such as laptops - from heating up, or even to treat epilepsy via local cooling of the human brain.

UChicago Scientists Create Way to Power Pacemaker with Light

University of Chicago scientists have developed a method to create a solar cell pacemaker, which may be less invasive and less harmful to living tissue.

Turning Trash into Fuel

Scientists at the University of South Florida are taking the lab to the landfill, refining a groundbreaking process that uses trash to make liquid fuel.

U.S. Energy Department Funds Geography Project at UGA

The United States Department of Energy is funding $10 million toward 13 separate projects working to further improve the Energy Exascale Earth System Model. Gabriel J. Kooperman, assistant professor of geography at the University of Georgia, is leading a collaboration with other universities on one of those projects.