News from May 2023
Innovation at Work: Nearly four decades of study filling 46 lab notebooks – all for better batteries
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Steve Martin has seven plaques hanging above his office windows, each commemorating an invention or co-invention, each showing off the front page of an official U.S. patent.
Husker duo part of national push for improved biofuels
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Lincoln research that aims to transform sorghum into a sustainable feedstock for the bioeconomy is receiving renewed support from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Chemists tackle the tough challenge of recycling mixed plastics
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Plastics are everywhere in our daily lives, but not all plastics are created equal – far from it.
Newly Observed Effect Makes Atoms Transparent to Certain Frequencies of Light
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
A newly discovered phenomenon dubbed "collectively induced transparency" (CIT) causes groups of atoms to abruptly stop reflecting light at specific frequencies.
Technology Ventures Inventor Spotlight: Xiangbo "Henry" Meng
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Xiangbo "Henry" Meng's research focuses on synthesis of new inorganic, organic and hybrid nanomaterials in precisely controllable modes at the atomic and molecular level, and development of high-performance energy-storage battery systems.
A physicist’s journey to the ‘critical point’ and the ‘strong force’
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Yale physicist Helen Caines has arrived at a key juncture in her long campaign to understand the “critical point” and the “strong force” of nuclear matter.
Probing Lithium Ions Near a Solid’s Surface Reveals Clues to Boost Solid-State Battery Performance
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
An international team of researchers, including nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego, has uncovered nanoscale changes inside solid-state batteries that could offer new insights into improving battery performance.
Vanderbilt grad student awarded extended DOE residency to advance scholarship in transport of subatomic materials
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Nicole Moehring, a fifth-year graduate student in interdisciplinary materials science, has been selected for an extended residency to continue her doctoral research at the Savannah River National Laboratory.
Frib Project Receives Doe-sc Office Of Project Assessment Award For 2022
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The FRIB Project received the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) Office of Project Assessment Award for 2022 on 11 April 2023 in Washington, DC.
CCRC to receive $14M from DOE in renewal of bioenergy center
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI), a multi-institutional initiative based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and co-led by University of Georgia researchers, has been renewed by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of four bioenergy research centers across the nation that advance robust, economical production of plant-based fuels and chemicals.
Energy Department discusses Kaukauna Utilities; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments on May 17
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Markup to Lower Costs & Increase Transparency
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup to lower costs and increase transparency.
Health Subcommittee Markup Recap: E&C Advances Seven Bills to Lowers Costs and Expand Access to Care
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans today advanced seven solutions during a Subcommittee on Health markup.
Manchin to Vote to Approve Solar Tariff Resolution to Decrease Reliance on Foreign Nations
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that he will vote to pass H.J. Res. 39, a joint resolution of disapproval of the Administration’s rule allowing tariff waivers for solar modules and cells from four Southeast Asian countries. Chairman Manchin is the only Democratic co-sponsor of the identical Senate resolution, S.J. Res. 15.
C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Markup to Speed up Broadband Deployment
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 28 bills to close the digital divide.
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $251 Million to Expand Infrastructure to Support CO2 Transport and Storage
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
Release: President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports Projects Across Seven States That Will Slash CO2 Emissions, Build High-Quality Jobs, and Deliver Cleaner Air
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Health Subcommittee Markup to Lower Costs & Increase Transparency
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup to lower health care costs and to expand competition and access to care.
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Markup to Lower Costs & Increase Transparency
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup to lower costs and increase transparency.
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time discussed on May 17 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Health Subcommittee Markup to Lower Costs & Increase Transparency
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup to lower health care costs and to expand competition and access to care.