Homepage | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

Science Headlines

Sketching Out Magnetism With Electricity

01.12.17 In a proof-of-concept study published in Nature Physics, researchers drew magnetic squares in a nonmagnetic material with an electrified pen and then “read” this magnetic doodle with X-rays.
Read More
Chemistry on the Edge: Study Pinpoints Most Active Areas of Reactions on Nanoscale Particles

01.11.17 Defects and jagged surfaces at the edges of nanosized platinum and gold particles are key hot spots for chemical reactivity, a team of researchers working at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel confirmed with a unique infrared probe.
Read More
Annual Report on the State of the DOE National Laboratories

01.11.17 The first Annual Report on the State of the DOE National Laboratories describes the DOE National Laboratory System, its role in advancing the frontiers of science and technology, and efforts to ensure it continues as a national resource for the Department’s near- and long-term missions.
Read More

Researchers Use World's Smallest Diamonds to Make Wires Three Atoms Wide

Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered a way to use diamondoids – the smallest possible bits of diamond – to assemble atoms into the thinnest possible electrical wires, just three atoms wide. Read More
Laser Pulses Help Scientists Tease Apart Complex Electron Interactions

Time-resolved "stop-action" measurements identify an unusual form of energy loss. Read More
New Graphene-Based System Could Help Us ‘See’ Electrical Signaling in Heart and Nerve Cells

Berkeley-Stanford team creates a system to visualize faint electric fields. Read More

Presidential Early Career Award goes to Jenny Yang
Jenny Yang, UCI assistant professor of chemistry, has received a 2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers, the U.S. government’s highest honor for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
Read More
Stanford Physicist Suggests Looking for Dark Matter in Unusual Places
Most experiments searching for mysterious dark matter require massive colliders, but assistant physics professor Peter Graham advocates a different, less costly approach with new techniques going in new directions.
Read More
Seeking a Breakthrough on Catalysts
A new approach to developing catalysts spearheaded by Harvard researchers promises to revolutionize the speed, efficacy, and environmental impact of catalysis.
Read More