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4-Aug-2014
US Department of Energy increases access to results of DOE-funded scientific research
DOE/US Department of EnergyBusiness Announcement
The US Department of Energy is introducing new measures to increase access to scholarly publications and digital data resulting from Department-funded research.
19-Jun-2014
DOE awards $100 million for innovative energy research
DOE/US Department of EnergyGrant and Award Announcement
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the awarding of $100 million for Energy Frontier Research Centers to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build the 21st-century energy economy.
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- DOE/US Department of Energy
8-May-2014
35 scientists receive early career research program funding
DOE/US Department of EnergyGrant and Award Announcement
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has selected 35 scientists from across the nation -- including 17 from DOE's national laboratories and 18 from US universities -- to receive significant funding for research as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program.
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- DOE/US Department of Energy
22-Apr-2014
Energy Secretary Moniz announces 2013 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award Winners
DOE/US Department of EnergyGrant and Award Announcement
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced six exceptional 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. The Lawrence Award recognizes US mid-career scientists and engineers.
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- DOE/US Department of Energy
12-Feb-2014
Bulkier is better?
DOE/US Department of Energy
Researchers at two Office of Science Labs, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, recently found a 3-D counterpart to graphene.
15-Jan-2014
Adding students and multiplying scientists
DOE/US Department of Energy
The Department of Energy's National Science Bowl, an annual event designed to encourage the development of our nation's future leaders in science and technology is set to begin.
12-Dec-2013
Energetic science and piranha-proof armor
DOE/US Department of Energy
Scientists using Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source have identified the unique structure of a tough, flexible and adaptable armor that keeps the Arapaima gigas (a fish) safe in the piranha-infested waters of the Amazon basin.
4-Apr-2013
Energy Department announces 5-year renewal of funding for Bioenergy Research Centers
DOE/US Department of EnergyGrant and Award Announcement
The US Department of Energy today announced it would fund its three Bioenergy Research Centers for an additional five-year period, subject to continued congressional appropriations. The three Centers are the BioEnergy Research Center led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in partnership with Michigan State University, and the Joint BioEnergy Institute led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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- DOE/US Department of Energy
3-Apr-2013
First data released from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
DOE/US Department of EnergyPeer-Reviewed Publication
The first published results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a major physics experiment operating on the International Space Station, were announced today by the AMS collaboration spokesman, Nobel Laureate Samuel Ting. The result is the most precise measurement to date of the ratio of positrons to electrons in cosmic rays. Measurements of this key ratio may eventually provide the world with our first glimpse into dark matter.
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- US Deptartment of Energy