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Photosynthesis: Gathering sunshine with the world's smallest antennas

DOE/US Department of Energy

Scientists are working to better understand the photosynthetic antenna complexes that capture sunlight for plants, algae and bacteria to use.

After the Nobel Prize, what do you do for an encore?

DOE/US Department of Energy

Brownian motion makes it difficult for scientists to examine single protein molecules. W.E. Moerner, who had previously won the Nobel prize in chemistry, started tackling this issue in 2004. He and his team developed the ABEL Trap, which allows researchers to corral single molecules for study. Since then, scientists have used the trap to study proteins involved in photosynthesis and other major biological systems.

The search for dark matter

DOE/US Department of Energy

Researchers have been attempting to measure dark matter for more than three decades, but have yet to detect a dark matter particle. Through experiments both deep underground like LUX and LUX-ZEPLIN and in space like the AMS, researchers are narrowing the field of search.

Exascale Computing Project announces $48 million to establish Exascale co-design centers

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project today announced that it has selected four co-design centers as part of a four-year, $48 million funding award. The first year is funded at $12 million, and is to be allocated evenly among the four award recipients.

Funder: US Department of Energy NNSA, US Department of Energy's Office of Science

The Exascale Computing Project awards $34 million for software development

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced the selection of 35 software development proposals representing 25 research and academic organizations.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration

Peering into batteries: X-rays reveal lithium-ion's mysteries

DOE/US Department of Energy

Scientists are using x-rays from the national laboratories' advanced light sources to study the movement and structure of lithium-ion batteries in real time, as the batteries function. This technique led to the development of the cathode used in the Chevrolet Volt and is now being used to further improve our understanding of batteries.

The Exascale Computing Project announces $39.8 million in first-round development awards

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced its first round of funding with the selection of 15 application development proposals for full funding and seven proposals for seed funding, representing teams from 45 research and academic organizations.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration

Students from Maryland and California win DOE's 26th National Science Bowl®

DOE/US Department of Energy

Students from Montgomery Blair High School from Silver Spring, Md. won the 2016 US Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl® (NSB) today in Washington D.C. This year's championship team in the middle school competition is Joaquin Miller Middle School from San Jose, Calif.

DOE Office of Science selects 49 scientists to receive early career research funding

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science has selected 49 scientists from across the nation -- including 22 from DOE's national laboratories and 27 from US universities -- to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Science.gov's new interagency microsites for STEM education & training opportunities

DOE/US Department of Energy
Business Announcement

Two new federal interagency websites designed to connect undergraduate and graduate students with education and training opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields have been launched on Science.gov, the portal to US government science information.