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UEC Profile: The Draw and Drama of Severe Storms
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One modeler/observationalist long ago fell in love with storms and is making something of it now.
Scientists Show How One Cause of Weak Enamel Unfolds on the Molecular Level
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Too-tight proteins impede creation of crystalline enamel structure, which can lead to bad teeth.
Blue Pigment from Engineered Fungi Could Help Turn the Textile Industry Green
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A new platform for producing blue pigment could provide a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic dyes.
EMSL Welcomes Two SCGSR Awardees
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EMSL will host DOE's Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) awardees Sarah Yannarell and Maggie Bowman starting in September.
Recent Breakthrough on DIII-D Enables Major Step Toward Economical Fusion Energy
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“Super H Mode” experiments demonstrate record fusion performance.
Scientists Hit Pay Dirt with New Microbial Research Technique
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A better method for studying microbes in the soil will help scientists understand large-scale environmental cycles.
A Bumper Crop of Undergraduate Students Attends Annual Plasma Workshop Kicking Off Summer Internship Programs
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PPPL hosted its largest group of undergraduate students ever for the annual undergraduate plasma workshop June 10 to 14.
Berkeley Lab Celebrates the Integrative Genomics Building
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The building will be a step forward in Berkeley Lab’s vision to expand the footprint of the biological and environmental sciences on the main campus.
Plants' Oil-Production Accelerator Also Activates the Brakes
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Scientists discover seemingly paradoxical mechanism for regulating oil synthesis.
John Crane Acquires Division of Advanced Diamond Technologies, a Company Built on Argonne Technology
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The company will leverage patented ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD®) technology originally developed at Argonne.
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Researchers Build Catalyst to Generate Electrical Energy From Ethanol
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a highly efficient catalyst for generating electrical energy from ethanol.
Scientists Unearth Green Treasure – Albeit Rusty – in the Soil
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Cornell engineers may have found an environmental treasure trove – rusty though it may be – buried in the soil beneath farmers’ feet.
Yield Stability Analysis Reveals Sources of Large-scale Nitrogen Loss from the US Midwest
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Matching fertilizer rates to field production levels could reduce nitrogen loss with no impact on crop yield.
Perfect Quantum Portal Emerges at Exotic Interface
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A junction between an ordinary metal and a special kind of superconductor has provided a robust platform to observe Klein tunneling.
Chasing Better Biofuels – On The World’s Most Intense Neutron Beam
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NC State University’s Flora Meilleur uses the Oak Ridge National Lab neutron research facilities to collect data to study a recently discovered enzyme
Lindsey Byrne Awarded DOE Graduate Fellowship
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CIERA graduate student Lindsey Byrne received a prestigious Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF).
Mysterious Majorana Quasiparticle is Now Closer to Being Controlled for Quantum Computing
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As mysterious as the Italian scientist for which it is named, the Majorana particle is one of the most compelling quests in physics.
Physics at the Edge
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UCSB condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator.
Revealing 'Hidden' Phases of Matter Through the Power of Light
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New research shows how materials can be imbued with new chemical properties using a solid phase transition method that relies on fast pulses of light.
New Research Could Boost Efficiency of Solar Cells
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Solar energy could be made more efficient in the future, thanks to new findings published by scientists from Stony Brook and Brookhaven Lab.