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The role of goop: Research shows pollution doesn't change the rate of droplet formation
20-02-2013
When it comes to forming the droplets that make up clouds, a little oily and viscous organic material apparently doesn't matter that much. And that's good news for reducing the uncertainty of climate model predictions. Understanding cloud formation is essential for accurate climate modeling, ...
Engineers show feasibility of superfast materials
'Organic topological insulators' for quantum computing
18-02-2013
University of Utah engineers demonstrated it is feasible to build the first organic materials that conduct electricity on their edges, but act as an insulator inside. These materials, called organic topological insulators, could shuttle information at the speed of light in quantum computers ...
Ames Laboratory scientists crack long-standing chemistry mystery
24-08-2012
A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Ames Laboratory has answered a key question concerning the widely-used Fenton reaction – important in wastewater treatment to destroy hazardous organic chemicals and decontaminate bacterial pathogens and in industrial chemical ...
Nanoparticles seen as artificial atoms
Berkeley Lab researchers observations of nanorod crystal growth points way to next-generation energy devices
30-05-2012
In the growth of crystals, do nanoparticles act as "artificial atoms" forming molecular-type building blocks that can assemble into complex structures? This is the contention of a major but controversial theory to explain nanocrystal growth. A study by researchers at the U.S. Department of ...
ORNL microscopy inspires flexoelectric theory behind 'material on the brink'
17-04-2012
Electron microscopy, conducted as part of the Shared Research Equipment (ShaRE) User Program at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has led to a new theory to explain intriguing properties in a material with potential applications in capacitors and actuators. A research ...
Standoff sensing enters new realm with dual-laser technique
26-03-2012
Identifying chemicals from a distance could take a step forward with the introduction of a two-laser system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In a paper published in the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Ali Passian and colleagues present a ...
The first spectroscopic measurement of an anti-atom
Berkeley Lab scientists helped build and operate the ALPHA antimatter trap at CERN, which has now probed the internal structure of the antihydrogen atom for the first time
09-03-2012
The ALPHA collaboration at CERN in Geneva has scored another coup on the antimatter front by performing the first-ever spectroscopic measurements of the internal state of the antihydrogen atom. Ordinary hydrogen atoms are the most plentiful in the universe, and also the simplest – so simple, ...
Better lithium-ion batteries are on the way from Berkeley Lab
A revolutionary conducting polymer enables the use of low-cost, high-energy silicon as a next generation of lithium-ion battery anodes
28-09-2011
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, in smart phones, laptops, an array of other consumer electronics, and the newest electric cars. Good as they are, they could be much better, especially when it comes to lowering the cost and extending the range of electric cars. To do that, batteries need ...
Linde carbon capture project to receive major R&D grant by U.S. Department of Energy
29-08-2011
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected technology group The Linde Group to receive USD 15 million for the advancement of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies. Linde’s pilot plant, to be built in Wilsonville, AL, is targeted to be operational by early 2014. The facility will test ...
ORNL microscopy generates new view of fuel cells
18-08-2011
A novel microscopy method at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is helping scientists probe the reactions that limit widespread deployment of fuel cell technologies. ORNL researchers applied a technique called electrochemical strain microscopy that enables them to ...
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