DOE Newswire Report News
Protecting High-Performance, Superconducting Magnets
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division have developed a method for detecting and predicting the local loss of superconductivity in large-scale magnets that are capable of generating high magnetic fields.
Researchers find new molecule that shows promise in slowing SARS-CoV-2
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Researchers have designed a molecule that slows the effects of one of SARS-CoV-2's more dangerous components – an enzyme called a protease that cuts off the immune system's communications and helps the virus replicate.
Research fellow Jeff Foster investigates ways to create designer molecules
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Chemist Jeff Foster is looking for ways to control sequencing in polymers that could result in designer molecules to benefit a variety of industries, including medicine and energy.
LHC experiments see four top quarks
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
On March 24th, researchers with the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider reported they had observed a rare process that produces four top quarks.
PPPL’s Young Women’s Conference Highlights STEM Career Paths for Students
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Jashanty Simo, a student at Paterson STEAM High School, was inspired by the advice she heard at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s (PPPL) Young Women’s Conference in STEM at Princeton University on March 16.
Chemist’s formula for change helps underserved kids dream big
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
A chemist from Oak Ridge National Laboratory attracted national attention when her advocacy for science education made People magazine’s annual “Women Changing the World” issue.
APS Upgrade to enhance ‘molecular movies’ to understand certain types of antibiotic resistance
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Eadweard Muybridge’s electrifying photos of a galloping horse set the world on fire when he created the precursor to what became motion pictures.
Dimitri Argyriou Named Next Director of Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Dimitri Argyriou, an accomplished physicist and Associate Director for In-Kind Management at the European Spallation Source, has been selected to serve as the next director of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
PPPL to lead collaborative center aimed at supporting efforts to bring more underserved communities into plasma science and the fusion energy field
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
PPPL and other institutions are actively focused on finding ways to recruit diverse students, researchers and engineers into the fusion energy and plasma science fields and make them feel part of an inclusive community in which they are welcomed, able to succeed and remain in the field.
Research team supports isostatic pressing for solid-state battery manufacturing
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Following months of promising test results, battery researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are recommending that the solid-state battery industry focus on a technique known as isostatic pressing as it looks to commercialize next-generation batteries.
New physical science summer school offers opportunity for underrepresented college students
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory annually hosts multiple internships for undergraduate students to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Jefferson Lab Establishes Biomedical Research & Innovation Center
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Better methods for detecting and treating disease. Groundbreaking technologies for monitoring and blocking radiation.
Using X-rays and additive manufacturing to print tough materials
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Durability is a critical characteristic of the materials used to produce industrial machinery, marine vessels, aircraft and medical devices.
A Biofuel Breakthrough, Courtesy of Fungi
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. In this case, the “job” is the breakdown of lignin, the structural molecule that gives plants strength and rigidity.
ORNL malware ‘vaccine’ generator licensed for Evasive.ai platform
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Access to artificial intelligence and machine learning is rapidly changing technology and product development, leading to more advanced, efficient and personalized applications by leveraging a massive amount of data.
Darleane Hoffman and Gabor Somorjai Receive the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced Darleane Hoffman and Gabor Somorjai as recipients of the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government.
Want More National Science Bowl? For Arpit Ranasaria, the Answer Has Always Been Yes!
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
On the last Saturday in February, hundreds of high school students and volunteers of all ages convened at the Technology Building on the Columbia Basin College campus in Pasco, Washington.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, and Griffith to FDA: Turn Over Info on How Admin is Managing Drug Shortages
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter today to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf requesting information related to drug shortages.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, and Griffith Press FDA for Details After Agency Dodges Questions on Possible Risky Gain of Function Research Activities
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter today to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf following up on previous questions related to its funding of gain-of-function research.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, and Griffith Press FDA for Details After Agency Dodges Questions on Possible Risky Gain of Function Research Activities
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter today to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf following up on previous questions related to its funding of gain-of-function research.