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Integrated Simulations Answer 20-year-old Question in Fusion Research

A team led by Anne White, the Cecil and Ida Green Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Pablo Rodriguez Fernandez, a graduate student in the department, has conducted studies that offer a new take on the complex physics of plasma heat transport and point toward more robust models of fusion plasma behavior.

The New Bioenergy Research Center: Building on Ten Years of Success

Building on the success of 10 years of investigation into the production of renewable fuels from plants, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently embarked on a new mission: to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum.

Astronomers Reveal Secrets of Most Distant Supernova Ever Detected

An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, has confirmed the discovery of the most distant supernova ever detected, a huge cosmic explosion that took place 10.5 billion years ago when the universe was only a quarter of its current age.

DOE Grants $10.6 Million to Produce More Biodiesel and Biojet Fuel

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into sustainable sources of biodiesel and biojet fuel.

Chancellor Inks Deal with Berkeley Lab to Promote Collaboration

At a ceremony held on February 23, UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Director Michael Witherell signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a formal partnership between the two organizations. The agreement sets terms for the appointment of joint faculty and the sharing of resources.

Stress Tested: How Algae Change Their Internal Solar Panels to Stay Alive

A collaboration between the Benning and Kramer labs at Michigan State University is revealing how nature’s solar panels, found inside algae, constantly grow and shrink in size to adjust to changes in their environments, a crucial system that ensures their hosts stay healthy and alive.

Scientists Use Tiny Diamond Anvils to Put Squeeze on Materials

Scientists have turned tiny bits of diamond and super-hard specks into “molecular anvils” that squeeze and twist molecules until chemical bonds break and atoms exchange electrons.

Hatchet Enzyme, Enabler of Sickness and of Health, Exposed by Neutron Beams

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) get a pioneering glimpse inside elusive cell membranes exposes a major player in cell health but also in hepatitis C and in Alzheimer's.

New Research Yields Super-Strong Aluminum Alloy

A team of researchers that included Purdue postdoctoral research associate Sichuang Xue and doctoral student Qiang Li have demonstrated how to create a super-strong aluminum alloy that rivals the strength of stainless steel, an advance with potential industrial applications.

Beyond Silicon: Researchers Solve a Materials Mystery Key to Next-Generation Electronic Devices

Researchers from University of Wisconsin–Madison – as well as collaborators from Ohio State University, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Argonne National Laboratory, Sungkyunkwan University, and Pohang University of Science and Technology – have solved a materials mystery in oxide electronics materials.

Professor Creates New Materials for Gas Separations

In response to future energy challenges, chemical engineers at The University of Alabama are creating new materials to more efficiently separate gases related to energy processes.

Advances in Fabricating Nanocrystalline Diamonds to Study Materials Under Extreme Conditions

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers working with the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory manufactured nanocrystalline-diamond micro-anvils at a pressure nearly two times greater than that found at the center of the Earth.