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University California Davis 12.12.16University Research

UC Davis Receives $6M Grant to Tame ‘Wild West’ of Regional Climate DatasetsExternal link

Amid increasing demands for accurate climate projections, a new grant to the University of California, Davis, from the U.S. Department of Energy Regional and Global Climate Modeling Program aims to help make better use of regional climate datasets. Read More »

12.09.16From the Labs

Magnetic Reconnection Research Sheds Light on Explosive Phenomena in Astrophysics and Fusion ExperimentsExternal link

Physicists Masaaki Yamada of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Ellen Zweibel of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have provided a major perspective on four key problems in magnetic reconnection that triggers explosive phenomena throughout the universe. Read More »

12.09.16User Facility

Jefferson Lab–NVIDIA Collaboration Uses Titan to Boost Subatomic Particle ResearchExternal link

Jefferson Lab researchers and Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility teams are using the Titan supercomputer to gain unprecedented insight into subatomic particle interactions after refining computer codes for quantum chromodynamic applications to run more efficiently and effectively, achieving speedups ranging from seven-to-tenfold. Read More »

Michigan State University 12.09.16University Research

The Highs and Lows of Scientific ResearchExternal link

Scientists at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab discuss how their work with microbes and plant interactions can be unpredictable and take them in unexpected directions – a journey of failures and successes. Read More »

University of Illinois at Chicago 12.09.16University Research

Researchers Peer Into Atom-Sized Tunnels in Hunt for Better BatteryExternal link

A team led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago has used a special electron microscope with atomic-level resolution to show that certain large ions can hold the tunnels open so that the charge-carrying ions can enter and exit the electrode easily and quickly. Read More »

Emory University 12.09.16University Research

Unlocking a Liver Receptor PuzzleExternal link

Researchers from Emory University and Scripps Research Institute used X-ray crystallography at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to further their study of how potential diabetes drugs interact with their target, the protein LRH-1. Read More »

12.08.16User Facility

Scientists Track Chemical and Structural Evolution of Catalytic Nanoparticles in 3DExternal link

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory used a high-resolution electron microscope to study nanoscale details of catalytic particles made of nickel and cobalt—inexpensive alternatives to the costly platinum used in most fuel cells. Read More »

12.08.16User Facility

Machine Learning Enables Predictive Modeling of 2-D MaterialsExternal link

Researchers at the Center for Nanoscale Materials and the Advanced Photon Source, both U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facilities at DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, announced the use of machine learning tools to accurately predict the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of nanomaterials. Read More »

The AMS is visible on the ISS just after being installed, with a US Space Shuttle docked on the far right, a Russian Soyuz capsule docked on the far left.12.08.16Article

A Syllabus in Cosmic Rays

What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment? Read More »

Rice University 12.08.16University Research

Decoding Cement’s Shape Promises Greener ConcreteExternal link

Scientists at Rice University have decoded the kinetic properties of cement and developed a way to “program” the microscopic, semicrystalline particles within. Read More »

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