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Advanced Light Source (ALS) - The world's brightest source of ultraviolet and soft x-ray beams, and the world's first third-generation synchrotron light source in its energy range [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Advanced Photon Source (APS) - A national synchrotron-radiation light source research facility [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

Alpha-Gamma Hot Cell Facility (AGHCF) - A national facility for performing research on highly irradiated and contaminated materials [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) - Can accelerate 25 trillion protons with every pulse and heavy ions such as gold and iron [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Ames Laboratory Condensed Matter Physics Group - Expertise in the synthesis, characterization and modeling of new materials [Department of Energy (DOE), Ames Laboratory (AMES)]

Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS) - High precision heavy-ion beams ranging over all possible elements, from hydrogen to uranium, can be accelerated to energies as high as 17 MeV per nucleon [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) - Specifically designed for accelerator research which requires intense, short pulse electron beams [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

Atomic Spectra Database (ASD) - Find data for radiative transitions and energy levels in atoms and atomic ions [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

arXiv.org e-Print archive - An electronic archive for research papers in particle and theoretical physics, mathematics, nonlinear sciences, computational linguistics, and neuroscience [Department of Energy (DOE); National Science Foundation (NSF), Cornell University]

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Brookhaven National Laboratory Center for Radiation Chemistry Research - Provides links to Brookhaven National Laboratory Laser-Electron Accelerator Facility publications [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Brookhaven National Laboratory Scientific Research Facilities - Access information on Brookhaven's Scientific Research Facilities [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

C:
Calibration Services - Allows the makers and users of precision instruments to achieve the highest possible levels of measurement quality and productivity [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Carnegie Mellon University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Research on mesoscale interface mapping and the chiral solids and surfaces [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Center for Nanoscopic Materials Design - Defines broad new directions in the nanoscale design and control of self-assembled epitaxial semiconductor quantum dots [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Center for X-Ray Optics (CXRO) - Demonstrates the scientific capabilities and usefulness of the x-ray and extreme ultraviolet regions of the spectrum and developing equipment and techniques to make these capabilities available [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (CSEM) - Focuses on biomolecular materials, bulk metallic glasses, ferroelectric thin films, and mesophotonics [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Collective Phenomena in Restricted Geometries (CPRG) - Research on the collective dynamics of photons, fluids, and electrons within ordered nanostructured matter [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Columbia University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Investigating how nanoparticles can be combined to form useful films [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Computational Science Center - Provides access to Data Intensive Computing Publications [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) - [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

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DOE R&D Accomplishments - Provides a searchable database about the outcomes of past DOE research and development which have had significant economic impact, have improved people's lives, or have been widely recognized as remarkable advances in science [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

DOE R&D Highlights - Provides non-technical summary information about selected research conducted or sponsored by DOE and its National Laboratory infrastructure [Department of Energy (DOE)]

DOE R&D Project Summaries - Access summaries of ongoing or recently completed science and technology projects funded by the Department of Energy [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

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E-PRINT Network: Research Communication for Scientists and Engineers - A searchable gateway to over 19,650 Web sites and databases worldwide, containing e-prints in basic and applied sciences, primarily in physics and subjects of interest to DOE [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Electron Interactions with Plasma Processing Gases - Presents electron-collision cross section data and electron transport coefficients for gases used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Energy Citations Database - Search bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies from 1948 forward [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Energy Technology Data Exchange World Energy Base (ETDEWEB) - Provides the largest collection of energy research and technology literature in the world contributed by Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) member countries and international partners [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Experimental Aerodynamic Facility & Wind Tunnel - The facility has the capability of determining particle size distributions of solid particulate obscurants and dispersion characteristics of obscurant clouds [Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Army, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)]

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Federal R&D Project Summaries - Locate current research projects from a number of federal agencies [Department of Energy (DOE)]

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence ?¦( Science - Identifies effective curriculum resources, create high-quality professional development materials, and disseminate useful information and products to improve K-12 science teaching and learning [Department of Education (ED)]

Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center (FLC MRC) - A principal center covering basic LC science to the development of materials and devices with enhanced capabilities for electro-optic, nonlinear optic, and other novel applications [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Frequency Standards Laboratory (FSTL) - Expertise in technology development, generation, and distribution of ultra-stable reference frequencies and synchronized timing signals [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)]

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Harvard University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Research focuses on micromechanical systems, engineering interfaces between synthetic and biological systems, and electronic microsystems [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

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Information Bridge - Search full-text of Department of Energy sponsored research and development reports [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Infrared Information Analysis Center (IRIA) - Disseminates information on infrared and electro-optical (IR/EO) technology with an emphasis on military application [Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)]

Institutional Publications - Lawrence Livermore Program - Provides links to published reports, abstracts, periodicals, brochures, and newsletters sorted by technology area [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (IPNS) - Decommissioning and decontamination of the national facility for neutron scattering research [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

Interactions.org - A central resource for communicators of particle physics, updated daily with news, images and links jointly maintained by the InterAction collaboration [Department of Energy (DOE), various DOE Laboratories]

Ion Beam Materials Research Laboratory - This user facility has the ability to examine a wide spectrum of materials, from semiconductors to metals and ceramics [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

Isotope Production and Distribution Catalog - Both stable and radioactive isotopes are available for medical and scientific use [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

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Johns Hopkins University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Focuses on nanostructures made from novel materials that exhibit enhanced magneto-electronic properties [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

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Large Optics Diamond Turning Machine (LODTM) - Allows machining metal to a mirror-smooth accuracy of within one millionth of an inch [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Linac Coherent Light Source - A project to build the world's first x-ray free electron laser which will permit scientists to explore new domains in the ultra-fast and ultra-small world. [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Materials Science and Engineering - Research covers microphotonic materials, nanostructured polymers, electronic transport in mesoscopic semiconductors, microstructure and mechanical performance of polymeric materials, and doped mott insulators [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces - Carries out research in the formation, characterization, and exploitation of materials at the nanoscale - the scale of individual atoms [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) Shared Facilities - Facilities that are open for use by any interested scientists [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) - Provides technical leadership for the nation's materials measurement and standards infrastructure [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Materials Science and Technology Division - Conducts basic and applied research and engages in exploratory and advanced development of materials having substantive value to the Navy [Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)]

Measurements and Characterization Division at NREL - Provides characterization support, collaborative research, and the development of new measurement techniques for the advancement of the photovoltaic (PV) generation of energy [Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)]

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NEWTON BBS - Ask a scientist a question about math, science or computers or search through more than 15,000 previously answered questions [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) - Links to information about research, centers, meetings, industry, publications, conferences, professional societies, and courses [National Science Foundation (NSF)]

National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) - A scientific user facility that produces light by accelerating electrons almost to the speed of light [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Neutron Scattering Web - General reference site to provide communication between members of the neutron scattering community worldwide [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

Next Linear Collider - An archive of important work done on the many systems needed to build a TeV center of mass energy linear collider [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

Nobel Laureates in Physics (1901-Present) - Comprehensive list of Nobel Laureates in physics including links to papers by the recipients [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

O:
ORNL Research Library - Provides links to ORNL Research Library holdings [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) - ORNL is a multiprogram science and technology laboratory managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Publications - Provides links to ORNL's S&T publications, catalogs, magazines, newsletters, and reports [Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)]

Online Particle Physics Information - Links to a variety of general science education sites including information on the discovery of the universe, physics history and diversity, ask-a-scientist resources, a large selection of physics and astronomy lessons, activities, demos and experiments. [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Publications - Provides access to citations and references of publicly-announced Pacific Northwest National Laboratory publications since 1999 with links to the documents [Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]

Physical, Chemical, & Nano Sciences Center - Expertise in nanoscale structures and devices, the science base for predictive materials performance and reliability, advanced sensing science, and the science of semiconductor technologies [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

Physics Laboratory - Providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical and radiation technology [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Physics and Advanced Technologies (PAT) - Research in frontier physics and technology for national security missions, stockpile stewardship, homeland security, energy independence, and the exploration and use of space [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Primary Standards Laboratory (PSL) - Develops and maintains primary standards and calibrates and certifies customer reference standards as related to the nuclear weapons complex and other DOE programs [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM) - Studies unusual phases and excitations in low-dimensional electronic materials, organic thin films and quantum structures, amphiphilic polymers-functional materials through self assembly, and bioinspired composites [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

Pulse - Describes all aspects of accelerator science in medicine [Department of Energy (DOE), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)]

Pulsed Power and System Validation Facility - Offers access to unique equipment to support specialized research, along with the expertise to address complex problems dealing with radiation effects [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

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RIKEN BNL Research Center - Dedicated to the study of strong interactions, including spin physics, lattice QCD and RHIC physics [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty - Addresses fundamental physical constants, the International System of Units (SI), and expressing the uncertainty of measurement results [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) - Drives two intersecting beams of heavy ions [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Reports Catalog - Contains citations of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-authored scientific and technical documents published since July 1989 [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

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SPIRES Literature Database - Search more than 1/2 million high-energy and astroparticle physics related articles, including journal papers, preprints, e-prints, technical reports, conference papers and theses, comprehensively indexed since 1974 [Department of Energy (DOE), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

SSRL Publications and Reports - Makes available a bibliographic archive of hundreds of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory scientific papers published annually as well as a collection of science highlights from thousands of visiting scientists. [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford]

Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Facility (STEM) - The group operates a custom-built electron microscope optimized for imaging unstained biological molecules with minimal radiation damage. [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Science and Technology at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Provides links to information about research in advanced defense technologies, energy, environment, biosciences, and basic sciences [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Sensors, Instrumentation, and Nondestructive Evaluation - Develops innovative sensors and instrumentation [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

Solid-State Lighting - Gathers information and links and is intended to help stimulate the development of the science and technology necessary to develop this new lighting source [Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)]

Standard Reference Data Program (SRDP) - The program provides well-documented numeric data to scientists and engineers [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) - Approximately 1300 SRMs are currently available [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Standards; NIST - Portal for information on standards. [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) - A national laboratory which designs, constructs, and operates state-of-the-art electron accelerators and related experimental facilities for use in high-energy physics and synchrotron radiation research. [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Past Public Lectures - View past public lectures online which cover science at SLAC, physics, astroparticle physics and synchrotron radiation research. [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Virtual Visitor Center - Explains the science done at SLAC to the general public, students and teachers in the form of virtual tours, demos and explanations. [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)]

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Tandem Van de Graaff Accelerator Facility - Provide researchers with beams of more than 40 different types of ions [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

The BNL Advanced Accelerator Group - Investigates the application of new accelerator concepts to the design of future particle physics facilities [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

The Virtual Visitor Center - An educational site exploring accelerators, detectors, experiments, nobel prize winners and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory [Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]

Time and Frequency Division - Provides time and frequency services for United States clientele (Get the exact time) [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)]

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University of Alabama Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Focuses on thin film media and particulate materials for ultra-high density information storage [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

University of Maryland/Rutgers Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Research focuses on polarization dynamics in ferroelectric thin films, surface nanostructures: from fluctuations to driven systems, and metal oxides with high spin polarization [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

University of Pennsylvania Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) - Focuses on functional biomolecular materials, carbon nanotube-derived materials, microscale soft materials, and multifunctional complex oxides [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]