DOE R&D Accomplishments

Nobel Prize in Chemistry for seminal work related to ribosome, now a major target for new antibiotics

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:53:03 -0400

Venkatraman R. Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, and Ada E. Yonath were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their seminal research related to the ribosome’s translation of DNA information into the code of life. The research by all three winners was conducted in part at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. Ramakrishnan and Steitz research was also conducted in part at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Additionally, Steitz conducted research at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Ramakrishnan also spent the early part of his career at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory High Flux Isotope Reactor. The three Laureates have all generated 3D models that show how different antibiotics bind to the ribosome. These models are now used by scientists in order to develop new antibiotics, directly assisting the saving of lives and decreasing humanity's suffering, according to the Nobel Laureate press release. View the feature and find Resources with Additional Information at DOE R&D Accomplishments, a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D that have had significant economic impact, have improved people's lives, or have been widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.>>

Enrico Fermi winner John B. Goodenough featured at OSTI

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:38:49 -0400

For his "lasting contributions to materials science and technology, especially the science underlying lithium-ion batteries," John B. Goodenough was named a winner of the 2009 Enrico Fermi Award, one of the most prestigious science and technology awards awarded by the U.S. Government. View the feature on Goodenough at the DOE R&D Accomplishments website and find resources with additional information. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D that have had significant economic impact, have improved people's lives, or have been widely recognized as remarkable advances in science. For more information on Goodenough and related research, visit the OSTI Science Showcase featuring the 2009 Enrico Fermi award winners.>

Enrico Fermi winner Siegfried S. Hecker featured at OSTI

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:38:47 -0400

For his "contributions to plutonium metallurgy, his broad scientific leadership and for his energetic and continuing efforts to reduce the danger of nuclear weapons around the globe," Siegfried S. Hecker was named a winner of the 2009 Enrico Fermi Award, one of the most prestigious science and technology awards awarded by the U.S. Government. View the feature on Hecker at the DOE R&D Accomplishments website and find resources with additional information. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D that have had significant economic impact, have improved people's lives, or have been widely recognized as remarkable advances in science. For more information on Hecker and related research, visit the OSTI Science Showcase featuring the 2009 Enrico Fermi award winners.>

Ilya Prigogine and Dissipative Structures

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:35:13 -0400

Considered one of the founders of complexity science, Ilya Prigogine received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977 for "his contributions to nonequilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theories of dissipative structures." According to The Univeristy of Texas at Austin, Prigogine developed the concept of "dissipative structures" to describe the coherent space-time structures that form in open systems in which an exchange of matter and energy occurs between a system and its environment. He was a leader in the fields of nonlinear chemistry and physics, and his research helped create a greater understanding of the role of time in the physical sciences and biology. View the feature on Prigogine at the DOE R&D Accomplishments website and find resources with additional information. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D that have had significant economic impact, have improved people's lives, or have been widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.

OSTI "special collection" highlighted in the Bulletin of IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:33:09 -0400

The Bulletin of IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries featured the DOE R&D Accomplishments website in its Spring 2009 issue. A Unique Insight into Department of Energy Research Accomplishments: A Special Collection was written by OSTI staff member Mary Schorn, who is product manager of DOE R&D Accomplishments. Landmark documents such as The Eightfold Way: A Theory of Strong Interaction Symmetry and The First Weighing of Plutonium are among approximately 300 specially-selected documents included in the collection. A fact card and poster are available for download with the Bulletin's feature. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.

Taming the molecular wildness, understanding chemical bonds: documents, lectures of Nobel Laureate Dudley Herschbach posted at OSTI

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:27:19 -0400

Research documents and lectures of Dudley Herschbach, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, are now posted at OSTI's DOE R&D Accomplishments website. Herschbach helped explain in detail how chemical reactions take place, and solved the problem of how to observe the random directions and velocities of molecules in a gas or a liquid (see Understanding Chemical Reactions at the DOE Office of Science website). Resources with additional information, including downloadable full-text documents, can be found at DOE R&D Accomplishments. You can also browse the database, read about other Nobel Laureates, and link to Enrico Fermi Award Laureates. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.>

Find remarkable advancements in science with one easy search

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:25:23 -0400

Now you can use a one-stop search of the DOE R&D Accomplishments database to find, access, and download over 290 searchable documents and bibliographic citations that report accomplishments from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE contractor facilities. Using the new search box at the top center of the website banner, you can also search more than 60 web pages about Nobel Laureates and/or remarkable advances in science, either independently or in conjunction with searching the database. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past, significant DOE R&D activities.

Research documents of the late Nobel Laureate Henry Taube featured at OSTI

Tue, 26 May 2009 09:17:27 -0400

Research documents of Henry Taube from the 1960s and 1970s can be downloaded in full-text format from OSTI’s DOE R&D Accomplishments website. Taube received the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and was cited by the Nobel Committee as "one of the most creative research workers of our age in the field of coordination chemistry" (see press release). Find resources with additional information about Taube at OSTI. While at the site, browse the database, read about other Nobel Laureates, and link to Enrico Fermi Award Laureates. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.>

Bombardments of electrons at supersonic speed revolutionized molecular beam kinetics - read about it at OSTI

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:29:29 -0400

OSTI has posted a feature on Yuan T. Lee, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, at its DOE R&D Accomplishments website. Lee’s Crossed Molecular Beam Experiment provided a "view" of chemical reactions as they occur and improved the ability to control those reactions for the benefit of society. To read more about Lee’s experiments and lifetime work, see the feature, including additional resources and websites, and Lee’s awards. Find full-text documents such as Molecular-beam Studies of Primary Photochemical Processes and Internal Energy Dependence of Molecular Condensation Coefficients Determined from Molecular Beam Surface Scattering Experiments at the site. The DOE R&D Accomplishments website is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.>

Explore Science: Separated Oscillatory Fields Method and Pioneering Advances by Norman Ramsey

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:14:49 -0500

You can explore the separated oscillatory fields method and learn about creative investigator Norman Ramsey at OSTI’s DOE R&D Accomplishments website. Ramsey invented the separated oscillatory fields method which provides extremely high resolution in atomic and molecular spectroscopy. It is the practical basis for the most precise atomic clocks, according to the IEEE website. Resources with Additional Information are available at DOE R&D Accomplishments, a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D that has had significant economic impact, have improved people's lives, or have been widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.