The Office of Communications and Public Affairs (OCPA) has several vehicles to update the public on the latest scientific outcomes of projects funded with support from the Office of Science. Each year, we post more than 2000 research news items as well as an equivalent number of Twitter messages. Our most recent items are featured on our home page. Here you will find searchable archives for Featured Articles, Science Headlines, Science Highlights, and University Research News. You may also search all these datasets simultaneously in our master news archive.
Featured Articles
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Exciting Exotic Nuclei for Nuclear Physics
From Clouds to Penguins: How Atmospheric Field Research Helps Us Understand Our World
Mapping the Universe to Discover Its Past
Forging a Path to Fusion by Understanding Plasma Viscosity
Scientists at Michigan State University are studying unique energy levels in rare nuclei.
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Scientists working on atmospheric research campaigns have opportunities to collect data and have experiences available nowhere else.
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Using data from two different telescopes, researchers created a massive map that can reveal more about our universe’s evolution.
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The OMEGA experiment at the University of Rochester is helping scientists gain the knowledge we need to establish fusion as an energy source.
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Science Headlines
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Students from across the Chicago region worked closely with Argonne scientists to tackle future urban climate challenges.
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Researchers led by PPPL have unveiled a promising approach to mitigating damaging runaway electrons created by disruptions in tokamak fusion devices.
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AI approaches like machine learning offer means to manage huge amounts of geospatial data but implementation is complex & requires unique capabilities
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James' research on chronic and acute mercury exposure challenges conventional views.
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More Than 40 Interns Delve Into Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Research During Internships at PPPL
It was the first time the internships were fully in person at PPPL since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Scientists at ORNL are investigating the behavior of hafnium oxide, or hafnia, because of its potential for use in novel semiconductor applications.
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New method lets researchers extract pixel-by-pixel information from nanoscale X-ray movies of electrode particles absorbing & releasing lithium ions.
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The award is a prestigious annual honor bestowed by the American Chemical Society’s New York Section for outstanding contributions in chemistry.
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Kupresanin is currently the associate director of the Center for Applied Scientific Computing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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Over 12 weeks in the SPIN program, staff members learned to think like entrepreneurs with the goal of increasing innovation at their labs.
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Science Highlights
University Research News
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Researchers described novel methods for pulling insights from the mess created by disorder and identified new types of quantum speed limits that apply
September 27, 2023
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Agriculture releases sizable amounts of soil-derived carbon to the atmosphere as CO2, but silicate rock applied to farmland can capture that carbon.
September 27, 2023
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Assistant professor Daniel Brandenburg will research a recently discovered quantum entanglement effect for studying matter in unprecedented detail.
September 27, 2023
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Central to Asgari’s research is the concept of merging hardware and software in a manner reminiscent of the intricate processes of the human brain.
September 26, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have identified a novel pathway to stabilize the nanoscale precipitates in alloys.
September 26, 2023
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Researchers from Penn have helped develop a new carbon-capture solution for a cleaner, more energy-dense fuel source.
September 26, 2023
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Boston University astronomer Chuanfei Dong is working to untangle the mysteries of plasma.
September 25, 2023
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Led by Professor Howard Milchberg, the Lab for Intense Laser-Matter Interactions has been chosen as one of ten LaserNetUS nodes.
September 25, 2023
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Researchers found that this ergodicity breaking occurs without symmetry breaking and can even turn on and off as the molecule spins faster and faster.
September 25, 2023
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Our Plastic Waste Can Be Used as Raw Material for Detergents, Thanks to an Improved Catalytic Method
The improved method can turn polyolefins into molecules that underlie surfactants, the active components of detergents and other useful chemicals.
September 22, 2023
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