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Zinc Transporter Has Built-in Self-regulating Sensor
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have determined the atomic-level structure of a zinc-transporter protein, a molecular machine that regulates levels of this crucial trace metal micronutrient inside cells.
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Fermilab researcher receives two prestigious awards in AI and ML research
Jennifer Ngadiuba, an associate scientist at Fermilab on the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment, was always curious — she felt like the world was a puzzle to be solved.
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Visionary report unveils ambitious roadmap to harness the power of AI in scientific discovery
Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly shaping our world, from virtual assistants and chatbots to self-driving cars and automated manufacturing.
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Three graduate students earn awards to work at Lawrence Livermore
Three graduate students have earned Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR)
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P5 Town Hall Held at Brookhaven Lab
Hundreds of members of the U.S. particle physics community gathered at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
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Argonne and UChicago PME researchers “split” phonons – or sound – in step toward new type of quantum computer
When we listen to our favorite song, what sounds like a continuous wave of music is actually transmitted as tiny packets of quantum particles called phonons.
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Navigating the crossroads: Mali Balasubramanian takes a new path for battery research
Having passed the midpoint of his career, physicist Mali Balasubramanian was part of a tight-knit team at a premier research facility for X-ray spectroscopy.
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Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught up in the Flow
Using some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, a group of theorists has produced a major advance in the field of nuclear physics—a calculation of the “heavy quark diffusion coefficient.
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Scientists make a surprising discovery about magnetic defects in topological insulators
Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory made an intriguing discovery while conducting experiments to characterize magnetism in a material known as a dilute magnetic topological insulator where magnetic defects are introduced.
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Scientists analyze a single atom with X-rays for the first time
In the most powerful X-ray facilities in the world, scientists can analyze samples so small they contain only 10,000 atoms.
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Srf Operations Earns Certification To Ensure Customer Satisfaction
An important certificate now hangs on the wall of the Superconducting Radiofrequency Operations group at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
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ORNL to be involved in multiple DOE-funded commercial fusion energy development projects
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will team up with six of eight companies that are advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants with the mission to achieve a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion within a decade.
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Quantum Science Center members teach, learn at third summer school
For the third year in a row, the Quantum Science Center held its signature workforce development event: a comprehensive summer school for students and early-career scientists designed to facilitate conversations and hands-on activities related to multiple areas of quantum research.
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The US and UK team up to advance quantum information science
The United States and United Kingdom are sharing expertise and capabilities in the blossoming field of quantum information science across the pond.
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Direct air capture technology licensed to Knoxville-based Holocene
An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide from air has been licensed to Holocene, a Knoxville-based startup focused on designing and building plants that remove carbon dioxide from atmospheric air.
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Digging into What Neutrinos Can Tell Us About the Universe
In 1930, scientists developed the idea of a tiny particle called a neutrino.
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Kevin Wilson: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
Liquid interfaces are present everywhere in the environment and in the atmosphere around us.
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University of Chicago joins global partnerships to advance quantum computing
$100 million from IBM to help develop quantum-centric supercomputer; $50 million from Google to support quantum research and workforce development
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Tiny diamond rotor could improve protein studies
Many of the biological materials that researchers are most interested in studying, including those associated with major diseases, don’t lend themselves to the conventional methods that researchers typically use to probe a material’s structure and chemistry.
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New Method Predicts Extreme Events More Accurately
With the rise of extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent in our warming climate, accurate predictions are becoming more critical for all of us, from farmers to city-dwellers to businesses around the world.