![spiderman-thumb.jpg A Nephila clavipes female spider in the center of her web. The radial strands and scaffolding of her web is composed of major and minor ampullate spider silk fibers. Commonly referred to as dragline silk, this substance was imaged at the nanoscale at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source. Image by Jeff Yarger.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/spiderman-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=6BBCADD365187D77FB5B32C8B34BDA381EE001D3C5D3AE6AB5026082555FBA50)
Astonishing Materials and an Amazing Arachnid
Real-life discoveries at the National Labs outshine the reel life of Peter Parker.
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Dust Deserves More than the Brush-Off
Desert dust intensifies summer rainfall in U.S. Southwest.
Read more about Dust Deserves More than the Brush-Off![brookhaven-brock-thumb.jpg This model of the highly effective form of the bioremediation enzyme ChrR shows the intermolecular interactions and unique multi-atom hydrogen bonds (dotted lines) that may be the key to understanding the enzyme's efficacy in reducing the toxicity of some dangerous pollutants.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/brookhaven-brock-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=42D4C71D027937178A1006095AD563E1F27D2C9DADA1102AAAACD6C920934BDE)
A Potent Pollutant and a Pedestrian Protein
Brookhaven Lab illuminates potential solution for malevolent metal made famous by Erin Brockovich.
Read more about A Potent Pollutant and a Pedestrian Protein![slac-lysozyme-thumb.jpg This rendering shows a lysozyme structural model against its X-ray diffraction pattern from SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a powerful X-ray laser facility.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/slac-lysozyme-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=6A6A7F4E96D1BFACA65C685666C28DD2CA0FCC8EE449700B9ACEBFA0CBE10575)
Bright Lights and a Few Good Eggs
Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator develop new technique to crack the structures of biomolecules.
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A Nanoscale “Tune-Up” for Fuel Cells
Using sophisticated techniques, EFRC researchers are observing, at the molecular level, how hydrogen fuel cells degrade.
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From 'Muddy' Substances To Amazing Materials
Dr. Amit Goyal, a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, delivers the inaugural Science Lecture on the development of high-temperature superconductors.
Read more about From 'Muddy' Substances To Amazing Materials![lawrence-winners-thumb.jpg Lawrence award winners posed with Energy Secretary Chu, holding their award certificates following the ceremony. From L to R: Riccardo Betti, University of Rochester, Paul C. Canfield, Ames Laboratory, David E. Chavez, LANL, Amit Goyal, ORNL, Secretary Chu, Energy Department, Mark B. Chadwick, LANL, Bernard Matthew Poelker, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Lois Curfman McInnes, Argonne, Barry F. Smith, Argonne, Thomas P. Guilderson, LLNL](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2012/lawrence-winners-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=18A6AF5A0282ACBA933370F84CFDA86A1A3A1E59295C6E1200A18CBF761A8A7D)
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award
The Office of Science salutes the winners of the E.O. Lawrence Awards. Watch video of the ceremony and view photos.
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Fermi Award Winners: Q&A
Mildred S. Dresselhaus and Burton Richter answer questions that will be of interest to future (and current) science lovers.
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No Longer a Place for Petroleum in Propylene Glycol
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a way to make propylene glycol – a common compound in countless household products – from renewable sources instead of petroleum.
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Here Comes the Sun
See how an accelerator at Oak Ridge National Lab contributes to fusion energy research.
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An Open House For Accelerator Science
This past weekend, more than 8,000 visitors came to an open house at the Office of Science's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory.
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Bright Lights, Big Molecules and Hopefully a Better Understanding of Addictions
Researchers supported by Argonne Lab's Advanced Photon Source determine the structure of two opioid receptors.
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