Archive of Featured Sites

FY 2010

January 2010 – Now you can share DOE accomplishments and read the blog: From nuclear medicine to optical tweezers to secrets powering the stars, there’s plenty of information you can now easily share via social media at the DOE R&D Accomplishments website. OSTI has added a share tool and a blog; RSS and a widget are also available. In addition, you can now read a brief history of DOE and predecessors on the About Page. A faceted menu and menu synopsis will help you navigate the diverse range of R&D information at this site. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about significant outcomes of past DOE R&D widely recognized as a remarkable advance in science.

December 2009 –DOE opens lab equipment acquisition program (Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment) to high schools and middle schools: U.S. high schools and middle schools are now eligible to participate in the Department of Energy Energy- Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) program. For 32 years this program has enabled institutions of higher education to acquire hundreds of millions of dollars in high quality surplus laboratory equipment from the Department’s National Laboratories. Schools may acquire equipment by reviewing the available equipment list at the DOE ERLE website and completing an electronic application form. The ERLE website is hosted by the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI).

December 2009 – DOepatents Database: December 2009 – The DOepatents database represents a growing collection of patents resulting from R&D supported by DOE and demonstrates the Department’s considerable contribution to scientific progress from the 1940s to the present. The collection is growing as historic and recently issued patents are identified and added. Currently, there are more than 24,000 searchable patent records in the collection. DOepatents was developed by OSTI. More information about technology transfer may be found at the DOE Technology Transfer website. Questions about technology transfer at the U.S. Department of Energy may be addressed to DOEtechtransfer@science.doe.gov.

October 2009 – Nobel Prize in Chemistry for seminal work related to ribosome, now a major target for new antibiotics: 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.

FY 2009

September 2009 – Get connected: University research departments and libraries across the nation can find tools and resources from DOE at .EDUconnections: University research departments and libraries can now easily connect to important resources from the U.S. Department of Energy. Check out the specialized tools and services; visit the spotlight page spotlight to see examples of universities supporting and advancing scientific research and discovery; find DOE grants, internships, fellowships and scholarships; use the widget; and coming soon join the forum. .EDUconnections is OSTI’s latest tool helping university research departments and libraries get the resources they need.

August 2009 – Visit Energy Citations Database for access to research in many science disciplines: Visit Energy Citations Database and get free electronic access to over 2.6 million science research citations and more than 221,000 full-text documents in disciplines such as chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, and computer science. Energy Citations Database includes bibliographic citations to report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents. Citations and documents are made publicly available by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

July 2009 – Adopt-A-Doc to help make more research available online: Scientists need quick access to important research. But there are many DOE technical reports in need of digitization. In fact, most DOE technical reports from the 1940s to 1991 are still only available in hard copy or microfiche. Now citizens can help make this research available online by adopting documents that are not yet in digital format. For more information, visit the OSTI Adopt-A-Doc web page.

June 2009 – OSTI sports new look and improved navigation: The OSTI website is sporting a fresh look with improved navigation pathways to our products and services. Direct links to ScienceAccelerator.gov, Science.gov, and WorldWideScience.org are featured, as well as a listing of DOE databases by content type. Our new features, Science Showcase and From the Director, highlight exciting ideas, science information, tools and services. Our Suggested Tags cloud provides ideas on how to tag our website information and offers an easy path to users’ favorite pages. Our interactive features can be found in the Read, Listen and Share box. While we know there will be a learning curve, we hope you find the OSTI website more in tune with the needs of today’s web users. Let us know what you think.

May 2009 – Russian, Korean research added to WorldWideScience.org


March 2009 – Teachers, students learn about search engines for science

February 2009 – Research Added to Federal R&D Project Summaries

January 2009 – Customize your science search at ScienceAccelerator.gov

December 2008 – Finding scientific e-prints worldwide just got easier!

November 2008 – Got science buffs? Get science widgets!

November 2008 – Find "Hot Docs" at the Geothermal Technologies Legacy Collection

October 2008 – Science Showcase: 2008 Nobel Laureate, Dr. Yoichiro Nambu

October 2008 – Information Bridge: Join the discussion on important DOE research

FY 2008

September 2008 – Information Bridge: OSTI/IAEA-INIS collaboration yields Increase in Web Access to DOE Research

September 2008 – Science.gov 5.0: Science.gov 5.0 Launched!

June 2008 – WorldWideScience.org: WorldWideScience Alliance established,
view Video of Signing Ceremony

June 2008 – DOE Data Explorer: Discover the data behind DOE's scientific publications!.

April 2008 – Science Accelerator: Now the DOE Science Accelerator includes scientific software.

February 2008 – Information Bridge: Approximately 10,000 documents added to Information Bridge

January 2008 – DOE R&D Accomplishments: January 15, 2008 marks 100th anniversary of Edward Teller's birth

November 2007 – Science Showcase: Giant Magnetoresistance Research Featured

FY 2007

September 2007 – DOepatents: New database of DOE patent records launched

August 2007 – Science Accelerator: Search key DOE resources from one portal

July 2007 – WorldWideScience.org: Global Science Gateway Now Open

May 2007 – Energy Citations Database: Alerts available now to help citizens find DOE legacy research

May 2007 – OSTI Celebrates 60 Years of Knowledge Sharing, 1947–2007

April 2007 – Information Bridge: ATP “molecular machine” highlighted

March 2007 – Energy Science and Technology Software Center: Get the latest in federal science software packages!

March 2007 – Science.gov 4.0: Introducing Science.gov 4.0 with DeepRank

January 2007 – DOE partners with British Library to develop international portal for science

December 2006 – Science Showcase: George F. Smoot and Roger D. Kornberg join the list of Nobel Laureates associated with DOE

November 2006 – Weinberg Papers: Selection of Alvin Weinberg's (1915–2006) scientific literature legacy

October 2006 – DOE Research and Development (R&D) Accomplishments: Nobel Laureates featured!

FY 2006

August 2006 – R&D Project Summaries

May 2006 – Science.gov: Now search National Science Digital Library at Science.gov!

March 2006 – Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE)

December 2005 – Science.gov 3.0 launched!

October 2005 – Information Bridge: New look, new features, more reports.

FY 2005

September 2005 – E-print Network: Now search over 664,000 eprints.

June 2005 – Search Science Conference Papers & Proceedings: Access conference papers and proceedings in various fields of science and technology. Users can simultaneously search the sites of scientific and professional organizations whose fields of interest relate to the mission of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

April 2005 – OSTI Sends ScienceLab to NSTA: ScienceLab – Student Online Lab for Science Stuff! represented OSTI at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention in Dallas, Texas , March 31 – April 3, 2005

February 2005 – Science.gov Alerts: DOE and other federal science agencies help the public stay "alert" to the latest R&D results with Science.gov Alert Service

February 2005 – DOE Office of Science celebrates 2005 World Year of Physics: DOE SC plans to celebrate the 2005 World Year of Physics through a year-long program of activities and materials highlighting how physics enables advances in the sciences – and how physics contributes to our quality of life. The DOE Office of Science 2005 World Year of Physics Web site includes DOE Physicists at Work: Profiles of representative DOE-sponsored physicists doing research at universities and national laboratories.

December 2004 – DOE Research and Development (R&D) Project Summaries: Summaries of ongoing or recently completed DOE research projects are available for online searching in this publicly accessible database.

FY 2004

September 2004 – DOE Federal R&D Project Summaries: This system is a consortium of federal agencies providing R&D summaries.

June 2004 – science.gov 2.0: This unified search of the government's vast stores of scientific and technical information helps citizens sort through the government's reservoirs of research and returns results most likely to meet individual needs. An advanced search capability and other enhancements were added with this update of science.gov.

May 2004 – ScienceLab: Your online stop for science stuff!

December 2003 – 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.