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    Help Choose the Next Iconic "Big Science" ImageExternal link

    02.13.13 Vote for your favorite photo among the stunning submissions from the world's top physics facilities, including the Office of Science's Brookhaven Lab and Fermilab.

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    "Fermilab: Science at Work" DocumentaryExternal link

    02.12.13 "Fermilab: Science at Work" is a new 40-minute documentary from Clayton Brown and Monica Long Ross, makers of the PBS film "The Atom Smashers." It follows ten Fermilab scientists as they try to solve the mysteries of the universe. You can watch the entire film online now.

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    NOAA and DOE join forces to tackle climate modelingExternal link

    02.12.13 Scientists with NOAA and the Department of Energy's Office of Science will coordinate their climate modeling research programs to answer some of the most perplexing questions in climate and Earth systems science.

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  • An photo of Sidney Drell and President Obama.

    FROM THE LABS

    Obama Honors Sidney Drell with National Medal of ScienceExternal link

    SLAC Deputy Director Emeritus Sidney Drell was one of 12 distinguished researchers to receive the National Medal of Science on Friday, Feb. 1, for his work in quantum physics and service as a science adviser on national security and intelligence. Read MoreExternal link

  • An photo of a high-resolution sum frequency generation spectrometer.

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    It Still Smells A Lot Like – Christmas?

    A new instrument from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory provides unprecedented insights to aerosol particles.

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  • An photo of a laboratory building.

    FROM THE LABS

    Ever Wanted a Look Inside a Lab?External link

    Take a virtual tour of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, including its photoelectron spectrometer, its STORM microscope and even its solar array.
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