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Morgan State University (MSU) has been awarded a $5-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish an integrated field laboratory (IFL) to study climate impacts and adaptations in urban environments.

Ceremony unveils new buildings to advance science at Fermilab

On April 13, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory celebrated three important construction milestones designed to increase the lab’s research efficiencies and capabilities and continue progress on the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

UCR team creates “quantum composites” for various electrical and optical innovations

Ateam of UCR electrical engineers and material scientists demonstrated a research breakthrough that may result in wide-ranging advancements in electrical, optical, and computer technologies.

Grove School engineer Samah Saeed is beneficiary of $4.6m DoE grant to advance quantum computing

City College of New York Computer engineer and scientist Samah M. Saeed is the co-recipient of a $4.6 million U.S. Department of Energy [DoE] grant to advance quantum computing.

Carbon ‘Bank’ At Risk Of Failure

Tropical rainforests store 25%-40% of global soil carbon, though they occupy only 7% of Earth’s land area.

Uc Irvine Joins Effort To Train Next-gen Physics Workforce

UCI is now part of consortium of universities and national labs that are aiming to foster the growth of the next generation of physicists.

How a mutation in the SKD3 enzyme can cause MGCA7 disease

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in the journal Nature Communications how a mutation in the enzyme SKD3 can cause a form of a genetic disease known as 3-methylglutaconic aciduria (MGCA7).

Physicists find unusual waves in nickel-based magnet

Neutron scattering reveals coherent waves of ‘spin excitons’ in nickelate crystal

Exploring the Force that Binds the Universe

Physicists Rosi Reed and Anders Knospe lead pioneering experiments at Brookhaven National Laboratory to better understand the strong nuclear force responsible for all matter.

Hanford Collaborations: Creating Connections With the Next Generation

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Highlighting pathways to careers on the Hanford Site, DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM ) Office of River Protection (ORP) contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) established creative collaborations with local colleges and universities that allow interns the opportunity to advance into careers at Hanford.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES PURCHASES FOR THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it will purchase up to 3 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in continuation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s three-part replenishment plan. DOE issued a solicitation of sour crude oil to the Big Hill SPR site.

Hanford Uses 3D Scanning to Enhance Worker Safety for Demolitions

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A team of designers with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) is using 3D laser scanning technology to gather data to help workers prepare some of the facilities on the Hanford Site for demolition.

EM Leaders Attend State and Tribal Group Conference, Tour Nevada Cleanup

News Release: LAS VEGAS - Two EM senior leaders visited southern Nevada recently to learn about the latest work of the EM Nevada Program and other organizations at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS ).

WIPP Mine Rescue Team Uses Lifesaving Skills in Highway Accident

News Release: Members of EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) mine rescue teams recently put their lifesaving skills into action, possibly saving a young woman’s life as they were returning from a mine rescue competition in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Increases Production Fivefold

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Since the launch of operations just over a month ago, the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) has increased sodium-bearing waste treatment fivefold, a crucial step in removing remaining liquid waste from nearby underground tanks at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and protecting the underlying Snake River Plain Aquifer.

Diamond cut precision: Beck to develop diamond sensors for neutron experiment and quantum information science

The nuclear physics group at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is looking for evidence of new physics in neutrons, electrically neutral particles that hold atomic nuclei together with an interaction called the strong force.

FSU announces bold investments in quantum science and engineering

At the atomic and subatomic scales of matter, classical laws of nature lose control and quantum mechanics take over. Discoveries of new quantum phenomena and materials, such as quantum entanglement and topological systems, promise to deliver groundbreaking technologies.

A Holographic View into Quantum Anomalies

Theorists calculated how the key ingredients of a phenomenon called the chiral magnetic effect (CME) should evolve over time in an expanding quark-gluon plasma (QGP).

Small Fusion Experiment Hits Temperatures Hotter than the Sun’s Core

To produce commercial energy, future fusion power plants will need to achieve temperatures of 100 million degrees C.

Detecting Neutrinos from Nuclear Reactors with Water