Four Decades of Advancing Computing for Discovery

Forty years of the Office of Science’s investments in applied mathematics and computational sciences are paying off in world-class infrastructure and research, as described in the ASCR@40 report.
11-Jan-2021 11:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

Suzanne E. Lapi: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner

University of Alabama Birmingham professor Suzanne Lapi founded and heads a research group focused on the radiochemistry and development of production techniques of isotopes for medical imaging and therapy.
11-Jan-2021 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Science for Space…and Space for Science

The Department of Energy is finding new ways to partner with NASA. Together, we are using research to enable space travel as well as conduct research that is only possible in space.
7-Jan-2021 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

First-Person Science: Kawtar Hafidi on the Proton’s Structure

When Kawtar Hafidi first started researching the structure of the proton, other scientists told her the project she proposed was impossible. Now she and the scientists she’s trained are pursuing the next generation of that “impossible”...
6-Jan-2021 11:10 AM EST Add to Favorites

Ryan Hayward: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner

Ryan Hayward studies the performance of certain organic polymers and molecules that conduct electricity by precisely packing them into well-formed crystalline structures. Discoveries are leading to simpler, less expensive, and cleaner processes, as...
4-Jan-2021 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

How Large Are Neutron Stars?

An interdisciplinary research team has identified new, narrower limits on the radii of neutron stars—close to 11 kilometers. The novel approach combined two sources of information: the first gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observations of a...
4-Jan-2021 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

New X-Ray Camera Achieves New Heights of Precision and Accuracy for Better Experiments

Scientists use incredibly bright and fast pulses of X-rays produced by an X-ray free electron laser to study some of the fastest reactions and processes in materials. Scientists recently developed a new X-ray imager with much greater precision and...
4-Jan-2021 11:25 AM EST Add to Favorites

Tiny Tunable Terahertz Lasers Ready to Fly in Space

Researchers have achieved a tiny laser that operates in the terahertz frequencies for potential applications in imaging and scanning applications. Previous terahertz lasers required bulky laboratory equipment to stay cool enough to function. The new...
4-Jan-2021 10:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

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