![berkeley-boss-data-release-thumb.jpg BOSS is capturing accurate spectra for millions of astronomical objects by using 2,000 plug plates that are placed at the Sloan Foundation Telescope's focal plane. Each of the 1,000 holes drilled in a single plug plate captures the light from a specific galaxy, quasar, or other target, and conveys its light to a sensitive spectrograph through an optical fiber. The plates are marked to indicate which holes belong to which bundles of the thousand optical fibers that carry the object's light.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/berkeley-boss-data-release-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=689BA7D9369A1D49B08538C0909BB5EE49205C55066964C4653B062E153EA547)
Bright Skies and Deep Surveys
Led by Berkeley Lab scientists, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey's BOSS is bigger than all other spectroscopic surveys combined for measuring the universe's large-scale structure.
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Building a Better Battery
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory develops new capabilities to better understand batteries.
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Could Cheaper Gasoline be "in the Cards"?
EFRC researchers develop ingenious house-of-card structures to improve catalyst performance.
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Applauding Excellence and Achievement
Department of Energy salutes its latest winners of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
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Traditions of Honor and Endeavors of Excellence
Department of Energy salutes its latest winners of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
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One ARM, Two Columns and a Whole Lot of Aerosols
Energy Department announces research effort on air particles.
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Faster, Wider, Deeper: Pick Three
The Large Synoptic Telescope will offer unprecedented window on the sky.
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A Handy App for a Handy Site
Science.gov delivers deep database searches on the go.
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A Production Breakthrough . . . and a Priceless Benefit
Office of Science supported research accelerates creation of critical cancer treatment.
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Scientists Uncover a Photosynthetic Puzzle
Quantum effects are discovered at earliest stage of photosynthesis.
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Smashing Scientific Success
Office of Science Labs contribute to discovery of new particle that could unlock a massy mystery.
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Sixty-Five Years of Listening, Learning and Strengthening
The Office of Scientific and Technical Information brings DOE research to the world.
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