News from 2023
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $40 Million for More Efficient Cooling for Data Centers
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $40 million in funding for 15 projects that will develop high-performance, energy efficient cooling solutions for data centers.
Rouven Essig: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Extensive evidence suggests that a staggering 85% of the matter in our universe is dark matter. However, its identity remains unknown.
Yue Yuan, Weinberg Research Fellow, uses nature to create sustainable materials
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Growing up in China, Yue Yuan stood beneath the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, built to harness the world’s third-longest river.
Argonne’s self-driving lab accelerates the discovery process for materials with multiple applications
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Today’s wearable technologies like smart glasses and watches are just the start.
Scientists Create a Longer-Lasting Exciton that May Open New Possibilities in Quantum Information Science
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
In a new study, scientists have observed long-lived excitons in a topological material, opening intriguing new research directions for optoelectronics and quantum computing.
Cooper appointed to DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Valentino “Tino” Cooper, a scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed to DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee for a three-year term.
Argonne’s new Sunspot testbed provides on-ramp for Aurora exascale supercomputer
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Researchers preparing scientific codes and workloads to run on the Aurora exascale supercomputer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory now have a new resource at their disposal.
Counting Photons For Quantum Computing
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Experts in nuclear physics and quantum information have demonstrated the application of a photon-number-resolving system to accurately resolve more than 100 photons.
Chemist Deborah Myers recognized as a pioneering woman in fuel cell research
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Chemist Deborah Myers of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory was recognized as a pioneering woman in the field of fuel cell research in the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
Scientists take an important step towards using quantum computers to advance materials science
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory demonstrated a way to advance the role of quantum computing in materials research with an adaptive algorithm for simulating materials.
A minute with Catherine Hurley, sustainability manager
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
What brought you to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory?
Iowa State University graduate student receives SCGSR award to work at Ames National Laboratory
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Gavin Nop, a graduate student at Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory, received the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award.
Advanced Photon Source powers the search for broadly effective coronavirus antibody treatment
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
New variants of the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic continue to emerge.
Researchers develop clever algorithm to improve our understanding of particle beams in accelerators
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Whenever SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s linear accelerator is on, packs of around a billion electrons each travel together at nearly the speed of light through metal piping.
Jsa Awards $558k For Initiatives Fund Program For Fy2023
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Jefferson Sciences Associates (JSA) has announced the award of $558,060 through its JSA Initiatives Fund Program.
Problem-solving and ‘giving back’: Layla Marshall finds meaningful work at ORNL, in community
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Growing up in suburban Upper East Tennessee, Layla Marshall didn’t see a lot of STEM opportunities for children.
Researchers Capture Elusive Missing Step in Photosynthesis
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Photosynthesis plays a crucial role in shaping and sustaining life on Earth, yet many aspects of the process remain a mystery.
"Spark 757" Micro-conference And Innovation Pitch Competition To Accelerate Virginia's Clean Energy Goals
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The Dominion Energy Innovation Center and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), in partnership with VTCRC Tech Center and NASA Langley Research Center, are proud to announce the SPARK 757 advanced energy micro-conference and innovation pitch competition.
Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Photosynthesis plays a crucial role in shaping and sustaining life on Earth, yet many aspects of the process remain a mystery. One such mystery is how Photosystem II, a protein complex in plants, algae and cyanobacteria, harvests energy from sunlight and uses it to split water, producing the oxygen we breathe.
DOE science and innovation officials visit projects, see progress at Fermilab
By DOE Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is in the midst of many scientific enhancements and discoveries