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Each year, scientists with the Office of Science, at our national laboratories, and supported by the Office of Science at the nation’s colleges and universities, publish thousands of research findings in the scientific literature. About 200 of these are selected annually by their respective program areas in the Office of Science as publication highlights of special note.
Foraminifera are a group of marine protozoans with a fossil record that extends back to the earliest Cambrian period, offering one of the most
Gold is highly stable and has other attractive features suitable for various industrial and medical applications, but controlling the size and
Moisture conditions in soil affect the respiration rate of heterotrophic microbes. A heterotrophic organism obtains its food and energy by taking
Scientists developed a new ultra-rapid consolidation process called “flash spark plasma sintering.” The process stabilizes the thermal
Rare earth elements are crucial materials in many consumer products, such as electronics and automobiles. These elements currently have a
Typically, exposure of a material to energetic particles, such as ions or neutrons, creates many defects that result in damage to the structure.
Scientists understand the macroscopic behavior of the interaction between water and acid, yet the microscopic behavior and the specific structures
In the world of semiconductors, impurities and defects can be a good thing. They modify the properties of materials such as silicon, and scientists
At the LCLS, researchers have demonstrated the generation of X-ray pulses with polarization control at photon energies from 280 eV to 1200 eV, by
First-generation BRAF inhibitors vemurafenib (PLX4032) and dabrafenib have demonstrated clinical efficacy in treating metastatic melanoma harboring