2019 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Summer Adventure: Lasers and Nanotechnology

Junior Karly Casey shares her University of Alabama at Birmingham research journey and her summer at Brookhaven National Lab.

Sound Waves Let Quantum Systems 'Talk' to One Another

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have invented an innovative way for different types of quantum technology to “talk” to each other using sound.

New Comparative Study on DNA Modifications Across the Fungal Tree of Life

In collaboration with colleagues at UGA, University of California, Riverside, University of Michigan, and the Joint Genome Institute, a group of scientists have published a study in Nature Ecology and Evolution comparing and relating DNA methylation across 40 diverse fungal species.

Early Spring Rain Boosts Methane from Thawing Permafrost by 30 Percent

A University of Washington-led team has found a new reason behind increased methane emissions from a thawing permafrost bog in Alaska: Early spring rainfall warms up the bog and promotes the growth of plants and methane-producing microbes.

UC Riverside Physicists Create Exotic Electron Liquid

By bombarding an ultrathin semiconductor sandwich with powerful laser pulses, physicists at the University of California, Riverside, have created the first “electron liquid” at room temperature.

New Theory Illustrates the Development of the Universe May Be Different Than We Thought

Researchers at Stony Brook University are proposing a theory beyond the Standard Model of particle physics that describes how electroweak symmetry is not restored at high temperatures.

Texas A&M-Led Team Doubles Down on Energy Storage with Novel Metal-Oxide Magnesium Battery

A multi-institution team of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has discovered an exceptional metal-oxide magnesium battery cathode material, moving researchers one step closer to delivering batteries that promise higher density of energy storage on top of transformative advances in safety, cost and performance in comparison to their ubiquitous lithium-ion (Li-ion) counterparts.

Much of the Surface Ocean Will Shift in Color by the End of the 21st Century

Climate change is causing significant changes to phytoplankton in the world’s oceans, and a new MIT study finds that over the coming decades these changes will affect the ocean’s color, intensifying its blue regions and its green ones. Satellites should detect these changes in hue, providing early warning of wide-scale changes to marine ecosystems.

International Team of Physicists Continues Search for New Physics

Dark matter, which is thought to account for nearly a quarter of matter in the universe (but has yet to be observed), has perplexed physicists for decades. They’re constantly looking for something surprising to show up in experiments – results that deviate from the standard model that defines elementary physics.

Scientists Tap Into Open-access Quantum Computer to Tease Out Quantum Secrets

Researchers at the University of Chicago used IBM's Quantum Experience, an open-access quantum computer, to test fundamental principles of quantum mechanics.

SEAS Researchers Discover New Evidence of Superconductivity at Near Room Temperature

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science have taken a major step toward reaching one of the most sought-after goals in physics: room temperature superconductivity.

Genes Behind Lager Yeast's Cold-and Sugar-loving Success Revealed

In a pair of new papers, University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor of Genetics Chris Todd Hittinger, his graduate student EmilyClare Baker and others show how modern lager yeast adopted the cold-loving and sugar-hungry traits essential to their success.