News from 2023
Getting Purer Berkelium, Faster than Ever
By DOE Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Researchers need a better way to extract individual heavy metal elements, called actinides, to obtain a purer product. In 2018, researchers discovered that the actinide berkelium, when oxidized, does not form negatively charged ions in solutions of high nitric acid, as other actinides do.
Understanding the Origin of Matter with the CUORE Experiment
By DOE Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
There is so much that we do not yet know about neutrinos.
Controlling Materials Properties Through Nanoscale Patterning
By DOE Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Scientists have developed a new way to control the electronic properties of materials.
Predicting Changes in Microbial Food Webs
By DOE Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Increasing either temperature or nutrients can hurt ecosystems by destabilizing food webs, which are all of the interconnected food chains that make communities behave the way they do.
Zeroing in on a Fundamental Property of the Proton’s Internal Dynamics
By DOE Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Inside the proton are elementary particles called quarks.
To Track Turbulence in Tokamaks, Researchers Turn to Machine Learning
By DOE Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Understanding the turbulence in the boundary of magnetically confined plasma in a tokamak device is fundamental in fusion research.
E&C Republicans Press CDC for Information Related to Reorganization Plan
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director...
E&C Republicans Press CDC for Information Related to Reorganization Plan
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director...
Week ending April 22: 42 notices published by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2023
There were 42 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending April 22, according to the Federal Register.
Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Ensuring American Leadership in Blockchain and Other Distributed Ledger Technologies
By DOE Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing titled “Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies.”
Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Lowering Costs with Transparency and Competition
By DOE Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care.”
Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasound
By DOE Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
Earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict, and scientists currently rely on seismic hazard maps to predict the likelihood of an earthquake to strike a particular region.
International collaboration yields breakthrough that could revolutionize computing technologies
By DOE Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
Researchers from Vanderbilt University and University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made a significant advancement in understanding the correlation of the vibrational patterns of atoms at the level of chemical bonds in conducting materials silicon and graphene.
PAMS-SC offers new grant application process starting May 8
By DOE Newswire | May 8, 2023
Inertial Fusion Energy Science & Technology Accelerated Research (IFE-STAR) grant opened on May 8.
Protecting Kids’ Privacy with a National Data Privacy and Security Standard
By DOE Newswire | May 9, 2023
News Release: Energy and Commerce is leading on a federal data privacy and security law that strengthens Americans’ data protections and establishes the strongest safeguards for kids’ online data. As Chair Rodgers said in the latest hearing in our privacy series, a national standard is a foundational piece of protecting children online.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Subcommittee Field Hearing on the Opioid Epidemic and the SUPPORT Act
By DOE Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee field hearing titled "Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Examining the SUPPORT Act Five Years Later."
SRS Liquid Waste Contractor Invests in Leadership Development
By DOE Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is investing in its supervisors through intensive leadership development workshops.
Outreach, Engagement Help Increase Participation in Hanford Safety Culture
By DOE Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
A sustained team effort on the Hanford Site is driving employee engagement in safety to a new level.In 2022, EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) developed a strategy to ensure new employees become engaged in Hanford’s safety culture.
Ahead of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization, Chair Rodgers and Duncan Request Details From PHMSA Regarding its Pipeline Safety Programs
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Tristan Brown, Acting Administrator for the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
Biden-Harris Administration Releases Nearly $600 Million to Modernize and Advance Water Power Across America
By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2023
Release: President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Invests in Expanding Marine Energy and Hydroelectric Power to Increase Access to Reliable Clean Power for Americans