Washington, DC - Groundbreaking energy research from the United Arab Emirates, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG), is the focus of an article published this week in the acclaimed Nature Magazine journal "Scientific Reports."

Washington, DC - On the occasion of the third meeting of the EU-U.S. Cyber Dialogue in Brussels on December 16, the participants jointly affirmed specific areas of cooperation as follows:

Washington, DC - On December 21-22, the U.S. Department of State and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met for its inaugural annual bilateral consultations at the State Department in Washington, DC. The annual consultations will enable greater U.S.-OIC dialogue and collaboration on shared regional and global challenges.

Washington, DC - Using their advanced atomic clock to mimic other desirable quantum systems, JILA physicists have caused atoms in a gas to behave as if they possess unusual magnetic properties long sought in harder-to-study solid materials. Representing a novel “off-label” use for atomic clocks, the research could lead to the creation of new materials for applications such as “spintronic” devices and quantum computers.

West Lafayette, Indiana - Consumers will likely be paying slightly more to gas up their vehicles and heat their homes in 2017, says Purdue University energy economist Wally Tyner.

Washington, DC - Nanoparticles -- those with diameters less than one-thousandth the width of a human hair -- are increasingly prevalent in high technology, medicine, and consumer goods. * Their characteristics (link is external), both desirable and undesirable, depend critically on their size.