News from 2023
New “Camera” with Shutter Speed of 1 Trillionth of a Second Sees through Dynamic Disorder of Atoms
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
New York, NY—March 7, 2023—Researchers are coming to understand that the best performing materials in sustainable energy applications, such as converting sunlight or waste heat to electricity, often use collective fluctuations of clusters of atoms within a much larger structure. This process is often referred to as "dynamic disorder."
Argonne’s Rapid Prototyping Laboratory helps students prepare for science careers
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The Rapid Prototyping Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory is a bright, high-ceilinged room alive with the whir of robotic arms, the hum of 3D printers, and the gust of cooling fans.
Wisconsin cave holds tantalizing clues to ancient climate changes, future shifts
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Even in their dark isolation from the atmosphere above, caves can hold a rich archive of local climate conditions and how they’ve shifted over the eons.
MIT physicists predict exotic new phenomena and give “recipe” for realizing them
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
In work that could lead to important new physics with potentially heady applications in computer science and more, MIT scientists have shown that two previously separate fields in condensed matter physics can be combined to yield new, exotic phenomena.
Superdiamond carbon-boron clathrates represent a promising new class of conventional superconductors
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
A team of researchers led by Carnegie’s Timothy Strobel and Li Zhu recently showed evidence for superconductivity in a “superdiamond” material comprised of carbon and boron lattice arranged in a cage-like structure entrapping strontium atoms.
Student Researchers Working with National Lab on Mercury Remediation
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
At UC Merced, mercury is a regional challenge that student and faculty researchers have been tackling for several years.
Viable superconducting material created in Rochester lab
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Researchers have not only raised the temperature, but also lowered the pressure required to achieve superconductivity.
A surprising way to trap a microparticle
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
When physicists steered a tiny microparticle toward a cylindrical obstacle, they expected one of two outcomes to occur.
What the heck is a Cosmic ray Veto detector? Final large shipment heads to Fermilab
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
University of Virginia physicists and the research organization Fermilab are assembling the final pieces of a “cosmic ray veto detector,” which will help them spy on subatomic particles called muons as they decay into electrons.
What happens when a stars dies?
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
There is a large community of scientists looking into what happens when a star explodes.
Purifying water with just a few atoms
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Due to their considerable efficiency, catalysts made of just a few atoms show great promise in the field of water treatment.
White House honors chemists Hoffman, Somorjai with Enrico Fermi Award
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The Biden Administration today (Tuesday, March 28) named Darleane C. Hoffman and Gabor A. Somorjai as recipients of the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government.
Physicist Helps Advance Understanding of Fundamental Particles
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Professor’s work to measure lifespans of charmed baryons featured in prestigious journal
Research collaboration between UChicago and Argonne boosts development of sustainable technology
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Solving some of most pressing environmental problems—including water scarcity and climate change—could lie in new materials designed to collect water from air or power new energy sources.
Ringing an electronic wave: Elusive massive phason observed in a charge density wave
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have detected the existence of a charge density wave of electrons that acquires mass as it interacts with the background lattice ions of the material over long distances.
Msu -Led International research network welcomes new Ibero-American partnerto advance nuclear astrophysics
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
The International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics (IReNA), supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and headquartered at Michigan State University (MSU).
New technology to improve cancer treatment at HU Proton Therapy Institute
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Hampton University has announced a partnership with Leo Cancer Care and the Jefferson Lab Friday to help improve cancer treatment.
UC physicist explores mysteries of strange metals
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 1, 2023
Physicists at the University of Cincinnati are learning more about the bizarre behavior of “strange metals,” which operate outside the normal rules of electricity.
Notice published by Energy Department on March 31
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Energy Department published a six page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Energy Department discusses Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation on March 31
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.