News from 2023
Chair Rodgers Introduces Bill to Unleash Clean, Reliable Hydropower Through Innovation and Licensing Reform
By DOE Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today introduced the Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act to expand clean, renewable, reliable, and affordable hydropower production in America, as well as to promote the innovation of the next generation of hydroelectric technology.
Chair Rodgers, Ranking Member Crapo Issue Request for Information to Inform Policymaking on Drug Shortages
By DOE Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), on behalf of their committee members, today announced a bicameral Request for Information (RFI) to subject matter experts and stakeholders regarding the increase in drug shortages.
Energy Department discusses Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice on June 12
By DOE Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Manchin Submits Comments to U.S. Treasury on 30D New Clean Vehicle Tax Credits
By DOE Newswire | Jun 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the proposed rulemaking for 30D new clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) filed in the Federal Register on April 17, 2023.
Liz Laudadio is developing durable materials for clean energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Elizabeth “Liz” Laudadio first came to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory in 2017 as a graduate student.
New AI Model Aims to Plug Key Gap in Cybersecurity Readiness
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Imagine you’re the new manager of a large apartment building and someone has stolen one of your keys—but you’re not sure which one.
PubSci Explores the Burning Questions of How Wildfires Connect to Climate
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory brought its “PubSci” science café and conversation series back to the public with a packed house at Painters’ Restaurant in Brookhaven the evening of May 10, 2023.
Early Frontier users seize exascale advantage, grapple with grand scientific challenges
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
With the world’s first exascale supercomputing system now open to full user operations, research teams are harnessing Frontier’s power and speed to tackle some of the most challenging problems in modern science.
A first step to designing better solid-state batteries
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Electrifying transportation is an essential step towards mitigating climate change.
Mixing Metals For Improved Performance
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
A teenage fascination with metals has led to a prestigious early-career award for a superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) materials scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
DOE Announces $46 Million for Commercial Fusion Energy Development
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $46 million in funding to eight companies advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants, representing a major step in President Biden’s commitment to a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion within a decade.
Thousands celebrate Argonne’s transformational science at Open House
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
It was a day of science, a day of celebration: On May 20, Argonne National Laboratory opened its doors to the public for its long-awaited Argonne Open House, the first in seven years.
Element creation in the lab deepens understanding of neutron stars
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Led by nuclear astrophysicist Kelly Chipps of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists working in the lab have produced a signature nuclear reaction that occurs on the surface of a neutron star gobbling mass from a companion star.
Math Primes High-Performance Computing for the Age of AI
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Increasing traffic congestion in the Seattle area is a good analogy for a similar increase in congestion on high-performance computing (HPC) systems, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
Firsthand fieldwork: ORNL scientists establish monitoring in at-risk coastal ecosystem
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
As a biogeochemist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Matthew Berens studies how carbon, nutrients and minerals move through water and soil.
Democratizing quantum information science
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Everyone has a seat at the table when it comes to advancing quantum information research.
GEM: A Crown Jewel in Brookhaven's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
How do we make the face of the scientific workforce grow to reflect that of the communities around us? The team of professionals dedicated to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory realize that it’s not a task they can accomplish alone.
Experiments shed light on pressure-driven ionization in giant planets and stars
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The results offer important implications for astrophysics and nuclear fusion research.
Sieger selected to lead ORNL's next supercomputer, OLCF-6
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s Matt Sieger has been named the project director for the OLCF-6 effort.
First Measurements of Hypernuclei Flow at RHIC
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 14, 2023
Physicists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have published the first observation of directed flow of hypernuclei.