Public Release: 23-Oct-2012
Nature Communications
High-pressure science gets super-sized
The study of materials at extreme conditions took a giant leap forward with the discovery of a way to generate super high pressures without using shock waves whose accompanying heat turns solids to liquid. This discovery will allow scientists for the first time to reach static pressure levels exceeding four million atmospheres, a high-pressure environment where new unique compounds could be formed, materials change their chemical and physical properties, and metals become insulators.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy

Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
Songs in the key of sea
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have used special algorithms to create musical patterns from data collected from microbes in the western English Channel.
US Department of Energy

Public Release: 13-Sep-2012
Scientists use sound waves to levitate liquids, improve pharmaceuticals
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have been using an "acoustic levitator" to find new ways to achieve containerless drug processing. Please check out the brief and striking video: http://www.anl.gov/videos/acoustic-levitation.
US Department of Energy

Public Release: 7-Sep-2012
Science
Clearer look at how iron reacts in the environment
Scientists have developed a the first way to watch electrons hop in semiconductors. This opens research possibilities for premeditation, solar cells, batteries, hydrogen generation, catalysis.
US Department of Energy

Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Nature Photonics
Nano, photonic research gets boost from new 3-D visualization technology
For the first time X-ray scientists have combined high-resolution imaging with 3-D viewing of the surface layer of material using X-ray vision in a way that does not damage the sample. This new technique expands the range of X-ray research possible for biology and many aspects of nanotechnology, particularly nanofilms, photonics, and micro- and nano-electronics. This new technique also reduces "guesswork" by eliminating the need for modeling-dependent structural simulation often used in X-ray analysis.
US Department of Energy