Recent News
Lanthanum chromium oxide's energetic dance with light
Experimental measurements and modeling resolve two decades of debate
Released: February 14, 2013
Scientists used EMSL’s molecular beam epitaxy system to help determine how a particular oxide material interacts with visible and ultraviolet light. Their findings could lead to a safe, secure and environmentally friendly energy source.
Adding natural elements to synthetic catalysts speeds hydrogen production
Scientists show how adding amino acids far from a catalyst's center can rev it up
Released: February 13, 2013
EMSL resources helped scientists study how adding amino acid molecules to a nickel-based catalyst improves its efficiency and could potentially result in catalysts made from abundant, rather than scarce elements.
Laskin named EMSL research fellow
2013 Wiley Research Fellow selected
Released: February 12, 2013
EMSL has appointed Julia Laskin a 2013 Wiley Research Fellow for her significant contributions to the user facility and collaborative research.
Baer organizes AAAS symposium
Seminar explores direct images and diffraction patterns of nanostructures
Released: February 12, 2013
Don Baer, EMSL, and Eric Stach, Brookhaven National Laboratory, co-organize a symposium on the direct imaging of atomic structures for the AAAS 2013 Annual Meeting Feb. 15 in Boston.
Placing protons in the right spot lets catalysts avoid wasting time and energy on profligate reactions
Released: February 11, 2013
EMSL computing resources help scientists gain a better understanding of how efficiently protons move in different configurations of a common catalyst.
EMSL and DOE-JGI announce a joint call for exploratory collaborations
Letters of intent accepted Feb. 11-April 8
Released: February 08, 2013
EMSL and the DOE Joint Genome Institute launch a call for pilot projects to address biofuels production and carbon cycling.
Protein probes
New protein probes find enzymes for biofuel production
Released: February 05, 2013
New protein probes and proteomics tools at EMSL are helping scientists find the best biomass-to-biofuel production enzymes that nature has to offer.
Seeing a common catalyst with new eyes
Chemical imaging microscope shows corrugated gamma-alumina surface
Released: February 05, 2013
Scientists used EMSL’s microscopy capabilities to create ultrahigh-resolution images of the surface of gamma-alumina nanoparticles, which could lead to improved catalysts for reducing refineries' energy demands or vehicle emissions.
