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.

For the archive of past publication highlights, click here.

September 8, 2023

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New Material Enables an Ultrafast Electron Diffraction Probe for Quantum Materials

Bright electron beams unlock the study of small, thin materials on ultrafast timescales.

September 6, 2023

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Capturing the Chemistry of Radium-223 for Cancer Treatment

Understanding radium’s chemistry increases the likelihood of using it for targeted alpha therapy in soft tissue.

September 5, 2023

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X-ray Spectral Microscopy Reveals The Active Edges of a Water-Splitting Material

X-rays penetrate a working electrode to determine the structure and chemistry in play when water enters the electrochemically active layers.

September 1, 2023

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Scientists Make the First Observation of a Nucleus Decaying into Four Particles After Beta Decay

For the first time, scientists observe a new and rare decay mode where oxygen-13 breaks into three helium nuclei and a proton following beta decay.

August 30, 2023

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Researchers Test Quantum Theory with Precision-Engineered Thin Films

Scientists can now verify theoretical predictions using one-dimensional compositions grown in-situ at a synchrotron spectroscopy station.

August 28, 2023

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Transforming Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment with Cerium/Lanthanum-134

Researchers advance the use of cerium/lanthanum-134 for medical scans in actinium-225 cancer therapy.

August 25, 2023

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Calculations Predict Surprising Quark Diffusion in Hot Nuclear Matter

New calculations suggest that high energy quarks should scatter wider and faster in hot quark matter than can be accounted for by local interactions.

August 23, 2023

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AtomAI Brings Deep Learning to Microscopy Data Analysis Software

Package provides end-to-end analysis of microscopy images for accelerated materials research.

August 21, 2023

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New Insights into How Strange Matter Interacts with Ordinary Matter

First measurements of how hypernuclei flow from particle collisions may give insight into the strange matter makeup and properties of neutron stars.

August 18, 2023

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In Preparation for DUNE, Scientists Examine Modern Nuclear Theory for Neutrino Oscillation Physics

Modern nuclear theory predicts that nucleons appear less “squishy” when probed with neutrinos than was previously inferred from experimental data.