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Assessing Ice Formation in the Atmosphere
By DOE Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
The formation of ice crystals in the atmosphere is a phenomenon that impacts cloud formation, weather, and precipitation amounts, and is thus essential for life on earth dependent on water.
UCI researchers join DOE-funded project to reinvent lithium-ion battery recycling
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted $10 million to a multidisciplinary team, including researchers at the University of California, Irvine, to devise new methods for recycling end-of-life lithium-ion battery materials.
White House honors campus chemists Darleane Hoffman, Gabor Somorjai
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
The White House honored campus professors Darleane Hoffman and Gabor Somorjai on Tuesday with the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award, one of the government’s “oldest and prestigious” awards.
Improved film is a big step on the road to sustainable hydrogen
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Hydrogen is not only the most abundant element in the universe, it’s also one of the most promising green fuels.
Scientists use computational modeling to design “ultrastable” materials
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have a rigid, cage-like structure that lends itself to a variety of applications, from gas storage to drug delivery.
Team finds major storage capacity in water-based batteries
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes.
International workshops on muon collider physics and detectors
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Fermilab hosted a workshop dedicated to muon collider physics and detectors on Dec. 14-16, 2022, in which approximately 80 scientists from around the world participated in-person and many more participated remotely due to occupancy limitations.
Lab engineer shares in DOE project award for work on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) engineer and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are among those sharing a Department of Energy (DOE) award for their roles in building the world’s newest observatory.
New foundry to accelerate quantum information research at Argonne National Laboratory
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Quantum information technologies have the potential to transform our everyday lives.
DOE Announces Winners of 33rd Annual National Science Bowl®
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Today, students from Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts, and BASIS Independent Bellevue in Bellevue, Washington, won the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 33rd Annual National Science Bowl®, a competition testing students’ knowledge of chemistry, Earth science, biology, mathematics, and other disciplines.
Simulating a more detailed universe with Frontier
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
A trio of new and improved cosmological simulation codes was unveiled in a series of presentations at the annual April Meeting of the American Physical Society in Minneapolis.
A reminder to “look after our planet” as PPPL celebrates Earth Day
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s Earth Day celebration included rides on an electric bus from Princeton University’s Tiger Transit, recognizing PPPL’s sustainable achievements, honoring PPPL’s greenest employees with Green Machine Awards, and a talk on environmental justice.
Argonne aids in the fight against one of the world’s most ubiquitous human viruses
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is one of the most common human viruses in the world. It is the major cause of infectious mononucleosis and is associated with approximately 200,000 new cases of cancer every year.
Particle trio exceeds expectations at LHC
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
The ATLAS experiment has confirmed that a trio of particles – a top-antitop quark pair and a W boson –occurs more frequently than expected in the wake of proton-proton collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
PNNL Scientist Inspires Next Generation at the National Science Bowl
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Physicist Emily Mace will share her science journey and an interactive presentation about her current research with middle school and high school students from across the country at the National Science Bowl (NSB), April 27 through May 1 in Washington, DC.
Teasing Strange Matter From The Ordinary
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
In a unique analysis of experimental data, nuclear physicists have made the first-ever observations of how lambda particles, so-called “strange matter,” are produced by a specific process called semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS).
Visit Jefferson Lab On A Self-guided Virtual Adventure
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a world-renowned research center for nuclear physics, now’s your chance to find out! With an interactive map, viewers can now virtually visit the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
X-rays Reveal Electronic Details of Nickel-based Superconductors
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered new details about the electrons in a nickel-based family of superconducting materials.
Dixit receives 2023 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Marm Dixit, a Weinberg Distinguished Staff Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was named the 2023 recipient of the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award.
Meet the Autonomous Lab of the Future
By DOE Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
To accelerate development of useful new materials, researchers are building a new kind of automated lab that uses robots guided by artificial intelligence.