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Scientific Internet Searches Benefit from New Technology
08/13/09 :: Leave your hard hat and pick behind, it is now easier to mine information in the deep web more>

DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers
08/06/09 :: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation more>

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Obama Administration Announces More Than $327 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Science Research
08/04/09 :: U.S Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $327 million in new funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go toward scientific research, instrumentation, and laboratory infrastructure projects more>

National Impact Series: Surfing
the Internet Gets Deep
08/04/09 :: The internet has revolutionized society by changing the way people communicate, find information, and enjoy entertainment. But a standard internet search misses at least 90 percent of the information available more>

Science.gov already "meeting and exceeding" new administration's transparency goals
07/29/09 :: Science.gov is among 10 government websites already “meeting and exceeding” the Obama Administration’s transparency goals, according to a special report by Government Computer News, released July 27 more>

The Race For The Secret of The Universe
07/26/09 :: Fermilab Scientists Working on Identifying Higgs Boson more>

DOE-Funded Research Projects Win
46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009
07/24/09 :: Energy Department-funded researchers have won 46 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential more>

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National Impact Series: Questions about Climate — the Answers are in the Clouds
07/22/09 :: Using technology developed to diagnose human disease, scientists are gauging the health of the planet. Scientists are training noninvasive sensors, similar to those used in a medical setting, on the clouds in the sky in order to improve our understanding of weather and climate conditions on the planet more>

Argonne National Laboratory American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Web Site
07/22/09 :: Argonne National Laboratory American Recovery and Reinvestment Act web site will provide information about Argonne's role in the nation's clean energy economy by promoting local economic development, creating new jobs, and providing global scientific and engineering leadership more>

Work begins on first Recovery Act funded demolition project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
07/20/09 :: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has begun cleanup and demolition of the former Radioisotope Development Laboratory more>

Obama Administration Announces $85 Million
in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists’ Research
07/17/09 :: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 50 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions and DOE national laboratories more>

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07/10/09 :: Obama Administration Honors DOE Scientists and Engineers with Presidential Early Career Awards more>

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