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NERSC and ESnet are providing critical computing and networking resources to scientists, including some exploring ways to fight the pandemic.

Researchers at PPPL have proposed a new theory to explain the swings that occur in doughnut-shaped tokamaks, or fusion facilities.

An experiment conducted at CERN utilizes novel techniques developed at Argonne to study the nature and origin of heavy elements in the universe.

Meng Wang, Tami Fairless, and Karen Lee Johnson use teamwork to bring atmospheric data into focus while also improving their work environment.

Scientists have designed a catalyst composed of very low concentrations of platinum on the surface of titanium dioxide.

A team at Oak Ridge National Lab trained an artificial neural network to analyze scattering data for quantum materials discoveries.

Argonne is bringing the power of its scientific leadership and state-of-the-art user facilities to bear in the global battle against COVID-19.

Study knocks down some theories for the origin of a mysterious light signature that has puzzled physicists for years.

Researchers find that more cracks in the ice lead to fewer—not more—low clouds.

Satya Gontcho A Gontcho sets her sights on millions of galaxies and quasars that will be mapped in 3D by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.

Findings open new avenues for designing alloys for aviation and other applications.

An LCLS imaging technique reveals how a mosquito-borne bacterium deploys a toxin to kill mosquito larvae.

PNNL scientists are on the front lines fighting against biological threats through early detection, diagnosis, and prevention strategies.

The giant cavity, in a protein that transports nutrients across the cell membrane, is unlike anything researchers have seen before.

A new Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) campaign aims to improve modeling of processes affecting mountainous water cycles.

A group of researchers recently used supercomputers at NERSC to explore how early leaf growth, or “leaf-out,” affects the earth’s ecosystem.

It will allow PNNL to co-locate its cutting-edge capabilities in chemistry, materials and computing to accelerate research in energy sciences.

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Understanding and directing the formation of defects could enable inexpensive, widely available metals like iron to be efficient and stable catalysts.

The report, Community Plan for Fusion Energy and Discovery Plasma Sciences, proposes immediate steps to accelerate development of fusion power.

A new design has put the long-sought idea of artificial photosynthesis within reach.

A landmark report details a set of milestones that the U.S. fusion community has agreed should be pursued in its effort to create fusion energy.

The accelerator magnets at Fermi National Laboratory bend and shape particle beams as they shoot at velocities close to the speed of light.

A better understanding of the polymer's self-assembly process could lead to improved drug delivery methods for the human body.

Hitting molecules with two photons of light at once set off unexpected processes that were captured in detail with SLAC’s X-ray laser.