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9-Jul-2015
It all comes to light
DOE/US Department of Energy
New advances, including light sources, allow for non-destructive techniques for examining old artifacts.
23-Jun-2015
Summer in the Arctic
DOE/US Department of Energy
Researchers supported by the Office of Science are doing 'cool' new research this summer.
8-Jun-2015
President Obama names scientists Pellegrini and Shank as 2014 Enrico Fermi Award recipients
DOE/US Department of EnergyGrant and Award Announcement
President Obama has named Dr. Claudio Pellegrini and Dr. Charles V. (Chuck) Shank as recipients of the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the government's oldest and most prestigious awards for scientific achievement. The Presidential award carries an honorarium of $50,000, shared equally, and a medal. The award is administered on behalf of the White House by the US Department of Energy.
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28-May-2015
Carbon nanothreads from compressed benzene
DOE/US Department of Energy
The thinnest possible linear thread that still retains a diamond-like structure was created by the extreme compression and decompression of the common chemical benzene. The threads may have outstanding mechanical and electronic properties. Further, the synthesis method opens up possible variations that could lead to materials presently unknown or impossible to make with existing techniques.
27-May-2015
Carbon sequestration in New Mexico's Bravo Dome
DOE/US Department of Energy
Emplacement of carbon dioxide at the Bravo Dome gas field in New Mexico began more than 900,000 years earlier than previously estimated, according to scientists at DOE's Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy Security. The study documents the first field evidence for the safe long-term storage of large amounts of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers.
21-May-2015
Energy Secretary Moniz announces 2014 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award winners
DOE/US Department of EnergyGrant and Award Announcement
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced nine exceptional US scientists and engineers as recipients of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award for their contributions in research and development that supports the Energy Department's science, energy and national security missions.
10-May-2015
Metamaterials shine bright as new terahertz source
DOE/US Department of Energy
Terahertz waves are used in information, communication, processing, and data storage technologies, yet few terahertz sources are available due to the limitations of natural materials. Scientists discovered an efficient terahertz emission from two-dimensional arrays of gold split-ring resonator metamaterials, which allow design and use of light-matter interactions at a fundamental level. This discovery opens new ways to use such materials.
8-May-2015
Highly conductive germanium nanowires made by a simple, 1-step process
DOE/US Department of Energy
For the first time, germanium nanowires that can be used as high-capacity anode material for lithium-ion batteries were deposited on an indium tin oxide substrate using electrodeposition, a simple, one-step process.
8-May-2015
Intertwining of superconductivity and magnetism
DOE/US Department of Energy
Experiments reveal nearly static, spatially modulated magnetism in a copper-oxide superconductor. Because static magnetism and superconductivity prefer not to coexist in the same material, the superconducting wave function is also likely modulated in space and phase-shifted to minimize overlap, consistent with recent theory. This study will assist in developing a predictive theory for high-temperature superconductivity that can assist in the design and discovery of improved superconductors.