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Showing releases 1-25 out of 49 releases.
Public Release: 22-Sep-2009
 Astrophysical JournalComputer code gives astrophysicists first full simulation of star's final hours The precise conditions inside a white dwarf star in the hours leading up to its explosive end as a Type Ia supernova are one of the mysteries confronting astrophysicists studying these massive stellar explosions. Now a team of astrophysicists and mathematicians at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has created the first full-star simulation of the hours preceding the largest thermonuclear explosions in the universe. 
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jon Bashor
Public Release: 22-Sep-2009
6th Annual Micro Nano Breakthrough ConferenceA splash of graphene improves battery materials Researchers have found that graphene, sheets of carbon one atom thick, improves the performance of titanium dioxide as a lithium battery electrode.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 21-Sep-2009
Ames Laboratory scientist using low-gravity space station lab to study crystal growth Ames Laboratory metallurgist Rohit Trivedi will soon be studying how crystals grow in the low gravity on board the International Space Station. Trivedi will use a mini lab known as DECLIC -- DEvice for the study of Critical LIquids and Crystallization -- to gain insight into how crystals form as the material goes from liquid to solid.
NASA
Contact: Kerry Gibson
Public Release: 21-Sep-2009
LLNL technology cleans up Visalia Superfund 100 years ahead of schedule Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's technology was instrumental in cleaning up Southern California Edison's Visalia Pole Yard, which is scheduled to be taken off the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund list this week. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 20-Sep-2009
Migration '09Tip sheet: Migration '09 convenes near site of early nuclear technology This release contains news tips from Migration '09: 12th International Conference on the Chemistry and Migration Behavior of Actinides and Fission Products in the Geosphere. Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 18-Sep-2009
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPortable and precise gas sensor could monitor pollution and detect disease Researchers have demonstrated a method for identifying nitric oxide gas using lasers and sensors that are inexpensive, compact and highly sensitive. Such a portable device could be of great value to atmospheric science, pollution control, biology and medicine.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Steven Schultz
Public Release: 17-Sep-2009
LLNL computational pioneer Berni Alder receives National Medal of Science Retired lab physicist and computational pioneer Berni Alder has received the National Medal of Science. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 17-Sep-2009
Smaller isn't always better: Catalyst simulations could lower fuel cell cost Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are making incremental but important strides in the fuel cell technology that could make clean cars a reality.
3M, US Department of Energy
Contact: Dane Morgan
Public Release: 17-Sep-2009
Salmon migration mystery explored on Idaho's Clearwater River Temperature differences and slow-moving water at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in Idaho might delay the migration of threatened fall Chinook salmon salmon and allow them to grow larger before reaching the Pacific Ocean. To find out if that's the case, a team of Northwest researchers are implanting young fish with acoustic and radio tags to track their movement and using hydrological sensors to measure water temperature and speed.
Bonneville Power Administration
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 17-Sep-2009
ScienceBuilding a complete metabolic model Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, University of California, San Diego, the Scripps Research Institute, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation and other institutions have constructed a complete model, including 3-D protein structures, of the central metabolic network of the bacterium Thermotoga maritima (T. maritima).
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, US Department of Energy
Contact: Josh Baxt
Public Release: 17-Sep-2009
Nature NanotechnologyStrain on nanocrystals could yield colossal results In finally answering an elusive scientific question, researchers with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shown that the selective placement of strain can alter the electronic phase and its spatial arrangement in correlated electron materials. This unique class of materials is commanding much attention now because they can display properties such as colossal magnetoresistance and high-temperature superconductivity, which are highly coveted by the high-tech industry.
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Science Foundation
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 17-Sep-2009
John Goodenough and Siegfried Hecker named presidential Enrico Fermi award winners US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has named Dr. John Bannister Goodenough and Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker as the winners of the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the most prestigious science and technology awards awarded by the US Government. The presidential award carries an honorarium of $375,000, which will be shared equally, and a gold medal.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jeff Sherwood
Public Release: 17-Sep-2009
American-made SRF cavity makes the grade The US Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility marked a step forward in the field of advanced particle accelerator technology with the successful test of the first US-built superconducting radiofrequency niobium cavity to meet the exacting specifications of the proposed International Linear Collider.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Kandice Carter
Public Release: 16-Sep-2009
Professors receive $2.5 million to better convert water into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have received about $2.5 million to identify new materials that will efficiently absorb sunlight and split water into clean hydrogen fuel, which could power cars and be used to generate electricity.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Charles Mullins
Public Release: 16-Sep-2009
NatureWith a flash of light, a neuron's function is revealed Using light, scientists traced a fish's swimming response to the neurons that control it. Their technique could become a powerful way to learn how biological systems work.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Dan Krotz
Public Release: 16-Sep-2009
NatureInhibitors of important tuberculosis survival mechanism identified Attempts to eradicate tuberculosis are stymied by the fact that the disease-causing bacteria have a sophisticated mechanism for surviving dormant in infected cells. Now, a team of scientists has identified compounds that inhibit that mechanism -- without damaging human cells -- which could lead to the design of new anti-TB drugs.
National Institutes of Health, Weill Cornell Medical College,US Department of Energy
Contact: Karen McNulty Walsh
Public Release: 15-Sep-2009
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNew X-ray technique illuminates reactivity of environmental contaminants A chemical reaction can occur in the blink of an eye. Thanks to a new analytical method employed by researchers at the University of Delaware, scientists can now pinpoint, at the millisecond level, what happens as harmful environmental contaminants such as arsenic begin to react with soil and water under various conditions.
US Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Tracey Bryant
Public Release: 15-Sep-2009
Brookhaven Lab patents new method for mercury remediation Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have patented a new method to remove toxic mercury from soil, sediment, sludge and other industrial waste. As described in recently awarded US patent number 7,589,248 and application US Publication No. 20080097138, the method allows mercury to be treated in situ -- at its original location in the ground.
US Department of Energy, DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Contact: Diane Greenberg
Public Release: 15-Sep-2009
Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility chooses 2 new projects Two new research teams have been selected to perform experiments with the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility at the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory. The NSUF program grants university-led scientific groups free access to the ATR -- one of the world's premier research reactors -- and other resources at INL and affiliated institutions Contact: Michael Wall
Public Release: 15-Sep-2009
Nature MaterialsFriction force differences could offer a new means for sorting and assembling nanotubes Publishing in the journal Nature Materials, researchers report measuring different friction forces when a carbon nanotube slides along its axis compared to when it slides perpendicular to its axis. The observation could provide a new means for assembling and sorting nanotubes.
US Department of Energy
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 14-Sep-2009
Going with the flow: Using star power to better understand fusion UC San Diego researchers are using "star" power to help ignite the field of fusion, which is being looked at as a future reliable green energy source.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Andrea Siedsma
Public Release: 14-Sep-2009
Plasma power: Turning fusion into a renewable energy source A team of researchers from UC San Diego, MIT and UC Berkeley have received a $7 million research grant from the US Department of Energy that could lead us one step closer to turning fusion into a green energy source.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Andrea Siedsma
Public Release: 13-Sep-2009
Nature Structural & Molecular BiologyHigh-res view of zinc transport protein New, improved-resolution views of a zinc transporter protein deciphered at Brookhaven National Laboratory suggest a mechanism for how cells sense and regulate zinc, an element that is essential for life.
National Institutes of Health, US Department of Energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Contact: Karen McNulty Walsh
Public Release: 9-Sep-2009
Nano LettersGold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance In a development that holds much promise for the future of solar electricity and fuel, Berkeley Lab researchers used gold tips grown in solution to increase the electrical conductivity of cadmium-selenide nanorod crystals by 100,000 times.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 9-Sep-2009
NatureGenome of Irish potato famine pathogen decoded An international research team has decoded the genome of the notorious organism that triggered the Irish potato famine in the mid-19th century and now threatens this season's tomato and potato crops across much of the US. The study reveals an unusually large genome size -- more than twice that of closely related species -- and an extraordinary genome structure, which together appear to enable the rapid evolution of genes, particularly those involved in plant infection.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Contact: Nicole Davis
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