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Released: 3-May-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Whistling While You Work: Fusion Scientists Find Inspiration in Atmospheric Whistles
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Just like lightning, fusion plasmas contain odd electromagnetic whistler waves that could control destructive electrons in fusion reactors.

Released: 3-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Zero Tolerance in Tokamaks: Eliminating Small Instabilities Before They Become Disruptions
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Energetic ions and beam heating cause or calm instabilities, depending on the tokamak’s magnetic field.

Released: 3-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT
MURR Becomes First Reactor Facility to Join DOE’s Isotope Program
Department of Energy, Office of Science

DOE and MURR partner to ensure scientists have access to essential research isotopes.

Released: 2-May-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Students from Massachusetts and Washington Win DOE’s 28th National Science Bowl®
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Students from Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts, won the 2018 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl® (NSB) today in Washington, D.C. In the middle school competition, students from Odle Middle School in Bellevue, Washington, took home first place.

Released: 2-May-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Department of Energy to Invest $30 Million in Quantum Science Initiative
Department of Energy, Office of Science

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) plans to invest up to $30 million over the next three years in Quantum Information Science (QIS).

Released: 2-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Tracking Down Helium-4’s Quarks and Gluons
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists obtain the first exclusive measurement of deeply virtual Compton scattering of electrons off helium-4, vital to obtaining an unambiguous 3-D view of quarks and gluons within nuclei.

Released: 26-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
A Functional Genomics Database for Plant Microbiome Studies
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Catalog of candidate genes involved in plant-microbe relationships.

Released: 25-Apr-2018 3:05 PM EDT
A Novel Method for Comparing Plant Genes
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Researchers develop a method of identifying gene expression patterns in drought-resistant plants.

Released: 24-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
A Game Changer: Protein Clustering Powered by Supercomputers
Department of Energy, Office of Science

New algorithm lets biologists harness massively parallel supercomputers to make sense of a protein “data deluge.”

Released: 23-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Champions in Science: Profile of Andrew Mills, National Science Bowl® Champion
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Each year, the DOE Office of Science writes profiles on past National Science Bowl® competitors. These features include memories of their high school adventures and information on their education and career accomplishments.

Released: 19-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Champions in Science: Profile of Francois Greer, National Science Bowl® Champion
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Each year, the DOE Office of Science write profiles on past NSB competitors. These features include their memories of their high school adventures and information on their education and career accomplishments.

Released: 16-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Getting Magnesium Ions to Pick Up the Pace
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Magnesium ions move very fast to enable a new class of battery materials.

Released: 13-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Seeing How Next-Generation Batteries Power-Up
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists directly see how the atoms in a magnesium-based battery fit into the structure of electrodes.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 6:05 PM EDT
Worm-Inspired Tough Materials
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists mimic a worm’s lethal jaw to design and form resilient materials.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
How to Turn Light Into Atomic Vibrations
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Converting laser light into nuclear vibrations is key to switching a material’s properties on and off for future electronics.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Superacids Are Good Medicine for Super Thin Semiconductors
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists demonstrated that powerful acids heal certain structural defects in synthetic films.

Released: 11-Apr-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Tubular Science Improves Polymer Solar Cells
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Novel engineered polymers assemble buckyballs into columns using a conventional coating process.

Released: 10-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Fast! Hard X-Ray Flash Breaks Speed Record
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Lasting just a few hundred billionths of a billionth of a second, these bursts offer new tool to study chemistry and magnetism.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Fusion Research Ignites Innovation
Department of Energy, Office of Science

To conduct fusion research, scientists at the Department of Energy’s national laboratories have often had to develop entirely new technologies. In several cases, these technologies have gone on to be extremely useful in other areas, from electronics manufacturing to nuclear radiation detection.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Champions in Science: Profile of Candice Kamachi, National Science Bowl® Champion
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Each year, the DOE Office of Science write profiles on past NSB competitors. These features include their memories of their high school adventures and information on their education and career accomplishments.



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