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Similar to middle school students, microparticles are not the most graceful dancers in the world. For quite a few of them, it is one step forward, one step back.

Feb. 22, 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $150 million in open funding for research projects focused on increasing efficiency

Feb. 22, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $150 million in open funding for research projects focused on increasing [...]

Prosecutors’ interview with a Energy Department official led to the dismissal of charges against MIT professor Gang Chen.

Studying low temperature chemistry (LTC) aids in understanding how internal combustion engines burn fuel. Fuel ignition is a complex two-step process that affec

This guest post was written by Mona S. Rowe, science writer for Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) and NSLS-II. The quest to authenticate an unknown Rembrandt painting, titled "Old Man with a Beard," hit a dramatic high at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Using an advanced x-ray detector developed at NSLS, scientists found compelling evidence that the famous Dutch master did indeed have his own h...

New battery material offers promise for the development of all-solid batteries.

Lasers are often used to look at objects in microscopes. But even the best laser has "quantum noise" that makes a picture blurry and hides the details.

The discovery of lactic acid bacteria's previously unknown energy metabolism could lead to healthier, tastier fermented food and minimize food waste.

A major challenge in quantum computing has been short lifespan of memory, or coherence, held in qubits, quantum’s version of a bit.  To date, [...]