News from June 2023


Treatment creates steel alloys with superior strength and plasticity

A new treatment tested on a high-quality steel alloy produces extraordinary strength and plasticity, two traits that must typically be balanced rather than combined.



Rice U. grad student wins DOE research award

The goal of the program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission by providing graduate thesis research opportunities through extended residency at DOE national laboratories.


What did Energy Department publish on June 23?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Layers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut

Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture.


UVA-Led Discovery Challenges 30-Year-Old Dogma in Associative Polymers Research

A University of Virginia-led study about a class of materials called associative polymers appears to challenge a long-held understanding of how the materials, which have unique self-healing and flow properties, function at the molecular level.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on June 23

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Laboratory for Laser Energetics joins team to develop commercial fusion energy

The US Department of Energy program partners private companies with national laboratories and universities to design the first commercial fusion power plant.


Researchers Demonstrate Secure Information Transfer Using Spatial Correlations in Quantum Entangled Beams of Light

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma led a study recently published in Science Advances that proves the principle of using spatial correlations in quantum entangled beams of light to encode information and enable its secure transmission.


Energy Department discusses Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements for Extreme Weather on June 23

The US Energy Department published a two page rule on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project and Parker-Davis Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-210 discussed on June 23 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on June 23 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Statement on Anniversary of Dobbs Ruling

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson...


Manchin: Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Final Permit is Great News for West Virginia and the Entire Nation

News Release: Charleston, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Department of the Army water crossing permit authorizing the Mountain Valley Pipeline.


Chair Rodgers' Statement on ODNI’s COVID-19 Origins Summary

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Director of National Intelligence released information related to the federal government’s report on the origins of COVID-19...


35 notices published in week ending June 10 by Energy Department

There were 35 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending June 10, according to the Federal Register.


E&C Republicans to EPA: IRA’s EV Loopholes May Lead to Increased Reliance on China for Critical Minerals for Car Batteries

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA); Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC); Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA); and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical...


Chair Rodgers' Statement on ODNI’s COVID-19 Origins Summary

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Director of National Intelligence released information related to the federal government’s report on the origins of COVID-19...


E&C Republicans to EPA: IRA’s EV Loopholes May Lead to Increased Reliance on China for Critical Minerals for Car Batteries

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA); Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC); Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA); and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical...


Chair Rodgers Statement on Anniversary of Dobbs Ruling

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement regarding the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson...