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UChicago scientists discover easy way to make atomically thin metal layers for new technology
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Economic method to create MXene material could enable new electronics or energy storage methods.
LSU Research Professors Awarded $800K from U.S. Department of Energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Quantum computers have the potential for computational breakthroughs in classically unsolvable nuclear physics problems.
Wastewater to Energy: New Treatment Process Can Improve Biorefinery Sustainability
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Wastewater from biorefineries that convert plants into fuel is full of organic materials that cannot be efficiently treated with conventional wastewater systems, making it costly and energy-intensive to manage.
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center receives funding renewal
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, or GLBRC, another five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to gasoline, diesel and other hydrocarbon fuels as well as products currently made from petroleum.
A New Experiment Recreates Soupy Leftovers Of The Big Bang
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Millionths of a second after the Big Bang, the cosmic explosion that gave birth to the universe, a sea of gluons and quarks formed in a soupy mix today known as quark-gluon plasma.
MSU professor Eric Boyd’s pyrite research featured by Department of Energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Ongoing microbiological research at Montana State University was featured last week by the federal Department of Energy for its unique impact.
From bon appétit to biofuels
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A study by Clark University Biology Professor David Hibbett and 38 other researchers from across the world traces the evolution of the shiitake mushroom — which humans have cultivated and spread globally for centuries — that could inform the production of biofuels.
Physicists gather to chart a path for the next kind of particle collider
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The most powerful particle collider currently lies about 100 meters underground, circling several French and Swiss towns northwest of Geneva.
How biofuel crops harness fungal defenders
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Thankfully, no known fungus has the power to turn people into monsters and upend society.
Researchers prove that tough, woody lignin can be broken down in an anaerobic environment
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
t’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. In this case, the “job” is the breakdown of lignin, the structural biopolymer that gives stems, bark and branches their signature woodiness.
Soaking up sunlight with a microscopic molecular device
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
A Yale-led research team has discovered a molecular “device” found in nature that harvests a particular sliver of the sunlight spectrum in order to convert it into chemical energy.
Buffalo State Physics Major Lands Impressive DOE Internship
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Chris Burgio, a sophomore physics major at Buffalo State University, has known since high school that he eventually wants to study astrophysics at the graduate level.
Researchers devise new system for turning seawater into hydrogen fuel
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The SLAC-Stanford team pulled hydrogen directly from ocean waters.
Seven Ways Berkeley Lab Researchers Improve Health for All By Media Relations
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
“Health for all” is the theme of this year’s World Health Day, celebrated on April 7. It’s also a theme for many researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
How Argonne is pushing the boundaries of quantum technology research
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is making exciting advances in quantum information science (QIS).
JoAnne Hewett Named Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The Board of Directors of Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) has named theoretical physicist JoAnne Hewett as the next director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and BSA president.
ORNL, NOAA launch new supercomputer for climate science research
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is launching a new supercomputer dedicated to climate science research.
New center will enhance engineering research at Fermilab
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The Integrated Engineering Research Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is about to become the place to tackle the technical challenges of particle physics experiments.
U.S. Department of Energy’s INCITE program seeks proposals for 2024 to advance science and engineering at U.S. leadership computing facilities
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program is now accepting proposals for high-impact,computationally intensive research campaigns in a broad array of science, engineering and computer science domains.
Bright lights, big data: how Argonne is bringing supercomputing and X-rays together for scientific breakthroughs
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) is one of the most productive X-ray light sources in the world.