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

Soil Prospecting Yields Wealth of Potential Antibiotics

Soil, the source of our best antibiotics, can be more thoroughly mined for new drugs and other useful chemicals with the help of metagenomics, according to UC Berkeley scientists.

Experiments Trace Interstellar Dust Back to Solar System’s Formation

A team of scientists led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) researcher Hope Ishii, discovered that certain interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) contain dust leftover from the initial formation of the solar system.

A Better Device for Measuring Electromagnetic Radiation

Bolometers, devices that monitor electromagnetic radiation through heating of an absorbing material, are used by astronomers and homeowners alike. But most such devices have limited bandwidth and must be operated at ultralow temperatures. Now, researchers say they’ve found a ultrafast yet highly sensitive alternative that can work at room temperature — and may be much less expensive.

UVA Physicists Probing Ever Deeper Into the Stuff of the Universe

University of Virginia physicists have recently played key roles in new particle physics discoveries. The scientists are involved with large international collaborations using major facilities designed for expanding our knowledge of the most intimate details of how the smallest known pieces of atoms may have given birth to the universe.

Finding Antineutrino Oscillation

For more than three years, scientists on the NOvA collaboration, which includes MSU physicists, have been observing particles called neutrinos as they oscillate from one type to another over a distance of 500 miles. Now, in a new result unveiled at the Neutrino 2018 conference, the collaboration has announced its first results using antineutrinos.

Clemson Graduate Student Receives Fellowship to Premier Physics Laboratory

Andrew Garmon, a doctoral student in the department of physics and astronomy, has received a fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Research (SCGSR) to study at Los Alamos National Laboratory, one of the nation’s leading research facilities.

Adams State Alumna Receives Einstein Fellowship

Many Adams State University alumni continue their great stories by inspiring students in public schools and often their outstanding efforts receive national attention. This spring Cammie Newmyer was named a 2018-2019 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow.

Computational Science Grad Students Awarded U.S. Department of Energy Fellowships

Four MIT graduate students have been awarded 2018 United States Department of Energy (DoE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowships to address intractable challenges in science and engineering. Nationwide, MIT garnered the most fellowships out of this year’s 26 recipients.

Yale Quantum Engineering Gets a Boost From DOE Grant

A team of researchers from Yale Engineering and Yale’s Quantum Institute has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop the core quantum computing and networking components that would make the uncanny world of quantum physics realistic for computing.

Iowa State University Chemists use Abundant, Low-Cost and Non-Toxic Elements to Synthesize Semiconductors

Chemists at Iowa State University and Ames Lab have been working to produce semiconductors from materials that are safe, abundant and inexpensive to manufacture.

Key Biological Mechanism is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification

A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has demonstrated that the excess carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere through the combustion of fossil fuels interferes with the health of phytoplankton which form the base of marine food webs.

Simulate Today, Innovate Tomorrow: the Future of Materials Science

Stanford’s Evan Reed is at the forefront of a new class of materials scientists who dream up new materials with computer simulations.