News from April 2023
Scientists Use Peroxide to Peer into Metal Oxide Reactions
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Researchers at Binghamton University led research partnering with the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory—to get a better look at how peroxides on the surface of copper oxide promote the oxidation of hydrogen but inhibit the oxidation of carbon monoxide, allowing them to steer oxidation reactions.
National laboratories partner with minority-serving institutions to prepare students for the new energy workforce
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Each year, the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico receives atmospheric dust transported all the way from Africa.
Phil Snyder: Helping to bring fusion down from the stars
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
When virtually unlimited energy from fusion becomes a reality on Earth, Phil Snyder and his team will have had a hand in making it happen.
How Technoeconomic Analyses Pave the Way to a Low-Carbon Future
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the air continue to rise. Cutting emissions by moving away from fossil fuels is a priority – but so is removing carbon that’s already been emitted.
Xuan Zhang: Why spin gold when you can spin steel, and more?
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Transforming what seems like nothing into something valuable is the magic of fairy tales.
Sekazi K. Mtingwa Honored with AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize at Annual Meeting
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized physicist and humanitarian Sekazi Mtingwa for his invaluable work in the field of intrabeam scattering and particle accelerator research as well as his tireless efforts to promote accessibility, diversity, and equity in STEM.
The Flightpath from a Groundbreaking Catalyst to Jets that Soar on Renewable Fuel from Waste
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
In March, a team of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and LanzaTech was awarded the 2023 American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Award for Affordable Clean Chemistry at the ACS Spring meeting for development of a clean and sustainable alcohol-to-jet-fuel catalytic process, which holds promise for helping the nation achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Galaxy clusters yield new evidence for standard model of cosmology
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A new study probing the structure and evolution of galaxy clusters shows good agreement with the predictions of standard cosmological models.
It’s Earth Day!
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2023
News Release: On Earth Day, we are celebrating how America has led the world in reducing emissions-and we’ve done it while raising the standard of living, fighting poverty, and maintaining the highest environmental and labor standards in the world.
More Frequent Hurricanes Raise Risk to U.S. East and Gulf Coasts
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Hurricanes will become stronger and strike more often on the U.S. Gulf and lower East coasts, according to new research led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, who explored the influence of global warming on the damaging storms.
Brookhaven Lab Honors 2023 Bridge Competition Winners
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Jacqueline Seifert, a senior at Commack High School, won first place in the 2023 Bridge Building Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory on March 30.
Bright lights, big data: how Argonne is bringing supercomputing and X-rays together for scientific breakthroughs
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) is one of the most productive X-ray light sources in the world.
U.S. Department of Energy’s INCITE program seeks proposals for 2024 to advance science and engineering at U.S. leadership computing facilities
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program is now accepting proposals for high-impact,computationally intensive research campaigns in a broad array of science, engineering and computer science domains.
New center will enhance engineering research at Fermilab
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The Integrated Engineering Research Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is about to become the place to tackle the technical challenges of particle physics experiments.
ORNL, NOAA launch new supercomputer for climate science research
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is launching a new supercomputer dedicated to climate science research.
JoAnne Hewett Named Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The Board of Directors of Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) has named theoretical physicist JoAnne Hewett as the next director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and BSA president.
How Argonne is pushing the boundaries of quantum technology research
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is making exciting advances in quantum information science (QIS).
Seven Ways Berkeley Lab Researchers Improve Health for All By Media Relations
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
“Health for all” is the theme of this year’s World Health Day, celebrated on April 7. It’s also a theme for many researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
Researchers devise new system for turning seawater into hydrogen fuel
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The SLAC-Stanford team pulled hydrogen directly from ocean waters.
Buffalo State Physics Major Lands Impressive DOE Internship
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Chris Burgio, a sophomore physics major at Buffalo State University, has known since high school that he eventually wants to study astrophysics at the graduate level.