DOE Newswire Report News
Subtle Signs of Fluctuations in Critical Point Search
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Physicists analyzing data from gold ion smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, are searching for evidence that nails down a so-called critical point in the way nuclear matter changes from one phase to another.
Kelly Stifter and Julia Gonski awarded 2023 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Kelly Stifter and Julia Gonski have been named 2023 Panofsky Fellows at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Ordering ions: ORNL study inches toward answer on power source origins
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
A study led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory could uncover new ways to produce more powerful, longer-lasting batteries and memory devices.
Early career scientist wins prestigious Hungarian physics award
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Laszlo Horvath, an early career physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) stationed at General Atomics in San Diego, is the winner of the 2022 Károly Simonyi Memorial Plaque from the Hungarian Nuclear Society.
Watching Molecules Relax in Real Time
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Designing the next generation of efficient energy conversion devices for powering our electronics and heating our homes requires a detailed understanding of how molecules move and vibrate while undergoing light-induced chemical reactions.
First Measurements of Hypernuclei Flow at RHIC
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Physicists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have published the first observation of directed flow of hypernuclei.
Sieger selected to lead ORNL's next supercomputer, OLCF-6
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s Matt Sieger has been named the project director for the OLCF-6 effort.
Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The results offer important implications for astrophysics and nuclear fusion research.
GEM: A Crown Jewel in Brookhaven's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
How do we make the face of the scientific workforce grow to reflect that of the communities around us? The team of professionals dedicated to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory realize that it’s not a task they can accomplish alone.
Democratizing quantum information science
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Everyone has a seat at the table when it comes to advancing quantum information research.
Firsthand fieldwork: ORNL scientists establish monitoring in at-risk coastal ecosystem
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
As a biogeochemist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Matthew Berens studies how carbon, nutrients and minerals move through water and soil.
Math Primes High-Performance Computing for the Age of AI
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Increasing traffic congestion in the Seattle area is a good analogy for a similar increase in congestion on high-performance computing (HPC) systems, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
Element creation in the lab deepens understanding of neutron stars
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Led by nuclear astrophysicist Kelly Chipps of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists working in the lab have produced a signature nuclear reaction that occurs on the surface of a neutron star gobbling mass from a companion star.
Thousands celebrate Argonne’s transformational science at Open House
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
It was a day of science, a day of celebration: On May 20, Argonne National Laboratory opened its doors to the public for its long-awaited Argonne Open House, the first in seven years.
DOE Announces $46 Million for Commercial Fusion Energy Development
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $46 million in funding to eight companies advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants, representing a major step in President Biden’s commitment to a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion within a decade.
Mixing Metals For Improved Performance
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
A teenage fascination with metals has led to a prestigious early-career award for a superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) materials scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
A first step to designing better solid-state batteries
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Electrifying transportation is an essential step towards mitigating climate change.
Early Frontier users seize exascale advantage, grapple with grand scientific challenges
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
With the world’s first exascale supercomputing system now open to full user operations, research teams are harnessing Frontier’s power and speed to tackle some of the most challenging problems in modern science.
PubSci Explores the Burning Questions of How Wildfires Connect to Climate
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory brought its “PubSci” science café and conversation series back to the public with a packed house at Painters’ Restaurant in Brookhaven the evening of May 10, 2023.
New AI Model Aims to Plug Key Gap in Cybersecurity Readiness
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Imagine you’re the new manager of a large apartment building and someone has stolen one of your keys—but you’re not sure which one.