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Memories of the Manhattan Project
OSTI honors the 70th anniversary of its establishment.
Read more about Memories of the Manhattan Project![fermi-dark-energy-camera-thumb.jpg Zoomed-in view of the Dark Energy Camera of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365, in the Fornax cluster of galaxies, which lies about 60 million light years from Earth.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/fermi-dark-energy-camera-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=7C43DBCEE4579312DE69147EA10687EF2A31716C706647CF666E08EC2D4F868C)
An Eye-Opening Look at Dark Energy
Dark Energy Camera takes in its first light
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A Scientific Showcase in Chicago-land
Argonne Lab opens its doors for a day of discovery.
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Heard about the Higgs Boson But Wondering What It Is?
Find the answer at this special lecture by Dr. Joe Incandela, Senior Spokesperson for the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Detecting Neutrons, Capturing Crystals and Advancing Disease Studies
Camera optimized at Oak Ridge National Laboratory promises great scientific progress.
Read more about Detecting Neutrons, Capturing Crystals and Advancing Disease Studies![bnl-peptoids-thumb.jpg The principal investigators of this study together at the recent 8th Peptoid Summit at the Berkeley Lab Molecular Foundry. From Left to Right: Ron ZuckermanThe principal investigators of this study together at the recent 8th Peptoid Summit at the Berkeley Lab Molecular Foundry. From Left to Right: Ron Zuckermann, Kent Kirshenbaum, Glenn Butterfoss, Vincent Voelz, Richard Bonnaeu, Ken Dill.n, Kent Kirshenbaum, Glenn Butterfoss, Vincent Voelz, Richard Bonnaeu, Ken Dill.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/bnl-peptoids-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=B918D84C2C5267043057A0C28B4BA67DF3F363862BACE673D224E7B905DFCAF1)
Predictions, Proteins and Peptoids
Marvelous models at Berkeley Lab may open many possibilities.
Read more about Predictions, Proteins and Peptoids![bnl-spin-excitations-thumb.jpg In this breakthrough technique, intense x-rays deposit energy into the magnetic spin waves of atomically thin layers of high-temperature superconductors. The difference in x-ray energy before and after interaction reveals key information about the fundamental behavior of these exciting and mysterious materials.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/bnl-spin-excitations-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=1F4B2195AE7A137770874CD3C5CA1395F91744B0014F0F7BD61DD381DBD96EEA)
X-rays Reveal Spin Waves in Two-Dimensional High-Temperature Superconductors
New technique probes crucial magnetic effects in custom-grown nanoscale material.
Read more about X-rays Reveal Spin Waves in Two-Dimensional High-Temperature Superconductors![slac-50th-thumb.jpg SLAC Director Persis Drell speaks during a special dinner at the Stanford Faculty Club on Friday. Also during the dinner, Barry C. Barish, past president of the American Physical Society and an emeritus physics professor at the California Institute of Technology, presented a plaque, pictured at right, on behalf of APS recognizing SLAC as a historic site for its many groundbreaking discoveries in science. (Photo by Matt Beardsley)](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/slac-50th-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=D6E49B4AE19349DED200DB6E1CF85E6E9D063B5ED930C5F3B3A6314B52440F99)
That’s a Wrap on the 50th Anniversary of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Lab celebrates five decades of discovery . . . and looks forward to many more years of outstanding science.
Read more about That’s a Wrap on the 50th Anniversary of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory![anl-diamonds-dent-thumb.jpg Simulated structures showing the starting material of carbon-60 “buckyballs” (magenta) and m-xylene solvent (blue) before being compressed.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/anl-diamonds-dent-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=CCFB16638CDA20C3112963A4D99DAF8368AD8636E81D5BFA072C8D6628B679FB)
Dented Diamonds, Carbon Cages and Exceptional Potential
Office of Science supported researchers develop new material with amazing hardness and exciting possibilities.
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Innovation, Security and Science
Director Bill Brinkman describes how the Office of Science is working towards greater energy security in an exclusive interview with International Innovation.
Read more about Innovation, Security and Science![argonne-pores-thumb.jpg A snapshot of a helical stack of macryocycles generated in the computer simulation.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/argonne-pores-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=44B16B197CC06AE5CC124EAA6FED76CCBB0DA9E7AD8528BD01D3D96FE0CAB654)
Rich Rewards for Pore Research
Office of Science supported efforts lead to the creation of stable, self-assembling pores.
Read more about Rich Rewards for Pore Research![jgi-roots-thumb.jpg A fluorescent micrograph capturing the presence of bacteria (shown in green) on the surface of an emerging Arabidopsis lateral root (plant nuclei shown in blue).](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/jgi-roots-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=9984F689EEDB63F4C4B1F151EBE00683136D991797537F2DDA155D3B87D254EA)
Rooted in Wonder
Joint Genome Institute study reveals amazing world underfoot.
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