Huge “Thermometer” Takes Temperatures of Tiny Samples
Department of Energy, Office of ScienceNew spectroscopic technique measures heat in itty-bitty volumes that could reveal insights for electronics and energy technology.
New spectroscopic technique measures heat in itty-bitty volumes that could reveal insights for electronics and energy technology.
Scientists use new X-ray technique to see how water moves at the molecular level.
A non-twisting laser beam moving through magnetized plasma turns into an optical vortex that traps, rotates, and controls microscopic particles, opening new frontiers in imaging.
Just like lightning, fusion plasmas contain odd electromagnetic whistler waves that could control destructive electrons in fusion reactors.
Energetic ions and beam heating cause or calm instabilities, depending on the tokamak’s magnetic field.
DOE and MURR partner to ensure scientists have access to essential research isotopes.
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.
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).
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.
Catalog of candidate genes involved in plant-microbe relationships.
Researchers develop a method of identifying gene expression patterns in drought-resistant plants.
New algorithm lets biologists harness massively parallel supercomputers to make sense of a protein “data deluge.”
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.
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.
Magnesium ions move very fast to enable a new class of battery materials.
Scientists directly see how the atoms in a magnesium-based battery fit into the structure of electrodes.
Scientists mimic a worm’s lethal jaw to design and form resilient materials.
Converting laser light into nuclear vibrations is key to switching a material’s properties on and off for future electronics.
Scientists demonstrated that powerful acids heal certain structural defects in synthetic films.
Novel engineered polymers assemble buckyballs into columns using a conventional coating process.