News from 2023
Direct air capture technology licensed to Knoxville-based Holocene
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
The US and UK team up to advance quantum information science
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The United States and United Kingdom are sharing expertise and capabilities in the blossoming field of quantum information science across the pond.
Quantum Science Center members teach, learn at third summer school
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
ORNL to be involved in multiple DOE-funded commercial fusion energy development projects
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
Srf Operations Earns Certification To Ensure Customer Satisfaction
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
Scientists analyze a single atom with X-rays for the first time
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
In the most powerful X-ray facilities in the world, scientists can analyze samples so small they contain only 10,000 atoms.
Scientists make a surprising discovery about magnetic defects in topological insulators
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught up in the Flow
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
Navigating the crossroads: Mali Balasubramanian takes a new path for battery research
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
Argonne and UChicago PME researchers “split” phonons – or sound – in step toward new type of quantum computer
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
P5 Town Hall Held at Brookhaven Lab
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Hundreds of members of the U.S. particle physics community gathered at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
Three graduate students earn awards to work at Lawrence Livermore
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Three graduate students have earned Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR)
Visionary report unveils ambitious roadmap to harness the power of AI in scientific discovery
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly shaping our world, from virtual assistants and chatbots to self-driving cars and automated manufacturing.
Fermilab researcher receives two prestigious awards in AI and ML research
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
Zinc Transporter Has Built-in Self-regulating Sensor
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
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.
DESI early data release holds nearly two million objects
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is now available for researchers to mine.
Good vibrations: Seismic science draws clearer picture of clean energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Like most scientists, Chengping Chai is not content with the surface of things:
IBM’s Jason Orcutt moves the world toward an interconnected quantum future
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Glance around Jason Orcutt’s office at IBM Quantum, and you’ll see circuit boards, hiking trail maps, qubit probes and his kids’ artwork. Part office, part lab, part gallery:
New approach ‘stacks’ genes for faster plant transformation
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
In a discovery aimed at accelerating the development of process-advantaged crops for jet biofuels, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a capability to insert multiple genes into plants in a single step.
Jefferson Lab Virtual Series Serves Up Science Brain Teasers
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Here’s a question for you… Is it possible to learn key science concepts in three minutes or less? The answer: